November 1-3

So, I'm back in Sydney for my last week. Not much exciting to report. The weather has been surprisingly bad- I was expecting summery days, instead it has been overcast and rainy (but they really need the rain). I guess it will prepare me for going home to winter. With Christmas and summer "just around the corner" here, the city is full of activity. Everywhere I go there is some comotion- a stage being set up, people gathered, noise, something making me want to ask- "what is going on here?" At the David Jones (Australian Neiman Marcus) downtown they've set up their Christmas carol window displays that are so cute. And in Hyde Park, they've set up a stage for some Christmas concert series. So, my last day with the car was Halloween (and my last chance to listen to the radio- which Australia does not have a lot of radio station options, but they do have some country, but anyways) and I heard this spot on the radio about Halloween NOT being an Australian holiday and warning about people trying to "cram it down your throat"- it was funny.
Now I'm hoping to find a few valuable souveniers to bring home to people, but I'm not sure what to get... any requests?