Meegan and Jen's Australian Adventures

So on Christmas eve, the hostel we are staying at had a Christmas dinner (because they were having a big BBQ on Christmas). So we joined everyone there for Turkey, veggies, gravy, you know the usual (but no cranberrys...very sad!!). As things started to clear up we started chatting with a few of the people there (this was still Pixie and my first day there). OUr Hostel happens to sit ontop of a bar (that is owned by the hostel)... So a few of us decided to head down stairs for some drinks, pool, and the live band! After rocking out for awhile there (and pixie having a guy basically offer to be her sugar daddy...no jokes...apparently we all need someone with no strings attatched who can buy you things... his words not mine!!), so we decided to move on to another venue. So Pixie and I grabbed a cab with a dude (Chris) from the Hostel to his buddies. There we partook in a cone before heading to the Casino.
Now I don't think either Pixie or I have properly explained the drinking here. It is NOT govenment owned and controled. So Liquor/beer stores are called Bottle shops, and they are privatley owned. So they are open as long as the owner wants. Some are open 24hours.... (we were at one last night, but that is another story). And the bars are able to serve as long as they want...So some of those don't really close either..Now back to the Casino..
So we arrived and we headed upstairs towards the clubs (thats right, Pixie and Meegz in a dance club). Side story, I was wearing a hat and you aren't allowed to for security reasons...Soooo, of course I made the head bouncer style my hair because he was making me take my hat off... Made sense to me ;-)
So after starting in this crazy arcade bar (where Pixie dominated at this racing game) we moved onto some dancing, well hours of dancing....
Followed by the perfect conclusion of a few more cones (basically any joint is called that here, kinda annoying, but it catching)...and finally the arrival back at the Hostel at 8:30am.....
We managed to get a couple hours of sleep in before getting up at noon for the BBQ..... Good food, but the exhaustion from the night before kicked our not-so-spring-chicken-ass's and we were back in bed by 5pm!! Man now that was a Christmas unlike any I have had to date....
So Pixie and I hope you all had a Merry Christmas, and make sure you give'er on New Years (Pixie and I are debating going to a rave with a local guy.. the price is our concern.. is the craziest night of partying in Australia yet worth the price tag of $50... don't know yet...stay tuned!!)