While Mara was in a midterm, I was exploring Rundle Mall (the outdoor mall mentioned earlier), which I must say has a lot to be explored. As I waded my way through the Chinese people, Aussies, Aboriginals, Indians, Arabs, and Africans, I heard what sounded to me like a drunk Viking singing punk rock over a terribly distorted guitar. Turns out, that is exactly what was happening. There are number of street performers on any given day in Rundle, and some of them are particularly good. This guy was not so much good as he was fun to watch. As I followed the gravelly screech of someone going “Prrreettty little song I wrote! For a pretty little thing like you!” with a little guitar lead squealing “reeaarrr, twaaarrrng, feeeeaaar, twiddly twiddly twaaang” in the between the unintelligible chord changes, I noticed that the heavily bearded guy singing was playing a mini guitar. It had to be a ¾ scale guitar, played through a amp the size of a shoebox. It looked like something those elves that make cookies in a tree would use for band practice. Anyhow he was blazing away, living on the edge, and I was super impressed at his gusto. He wasn’t holding back. I mean, the man was making some change. I thought, well, If Bruno the Leather Face can ripchord thrash through a gorilla amp and draw a crowd, maybe I should come down here dressed like a tourist and play a child’s piano. It’s worth a shot.
We have grilled kangaroo two nights this week and I’m thrilled about it. It’s about ten bucks for a kilo of kangaroo yiro meat and both the texture and tenderness are very similar to venison. We went to Henley Beach this afternoon with two of our friends, Pam and Tom. They are from Canada so we all know a lot of the same things. I put my feet in the pacific for the first time today. That was very interesting. It is a very intense blue. People in this country love to have big patches of green grass to sit and lay around in. It is a very comforting scene.
There is a fast food place called Hungry Jacks, or if you are from the anywhere else in the world, Burger King. Same logo, same font, same food. Seriously. They have whoppers. Go figure. Anyways, the place is always booming and since I have been here I have wondered why that place is so popular. I found out while exploring Rundle Mall. It’s just dang ol’ delicious. Game over. I ate Australian fast food, and it was awesome. I’m not sure what made it so good, maybe because I never ever eat fast food anymore? Possibly. Regardless, that place has my vote, and furthermore, I feel much more justified eating at a place that has a very fitting and silly name. Plus, Mara ate a fish wrap from the Australian Mcdonalds before I arrived, and she has talked about it several times since. I realize that none of this was exciting and informative about the culture here. I’m just saying, when in Rome…….