Fourteen days to go...

It can't be only two weeks to go - can it?

This evening we braved the crowds doing their late night, pre-Christmas shopping at one of Perth's large shopping centres to get a few things for our travels. Our purchases were just simple items and some clothing but it felt like the journey is actually happening, not the distant event which was projected somewhere out in the future.

One thing on the list was some footwear to wear around hotel rooms, going to the shower etc. With this in mind I couldn't go past the great Aussie favourite - a pair of 'thongs' - a good old pair of 'double bungers' - sometimes known as Japanese safety boots (the Japanese economy has long since boomed and they're all made in China these days), also known in some countries as flip flops - a silly name used to avoid confusion with an even sillier excuse for underwear. Lorraine informs me that in India they're called chappals (pronounced chupples).




While searching for a photo of a pair of thongs I found this one labeled 'Australian saftey boots' - I'm sure they'll be a big hit as soon as they get their worksafe accreditation.

As the title of the post says - 'fourteen days to go...' - until we have something more exciting to write about than a pair of thongs!
Goodnight.