Odds and Ends

Some things I've noticed -

Kids in school uniforms - obviously all boy schools and all girl schools.  As I don't want to be a creepy old lady, I haven't taken any photos of said children.  Take my word for it, the British school influence is very strong here.  I wonder what Camrosians would think of such an education system.

Obviously the temperatures are relative, but most folks here are wearing stocking caps (aka toques), wool coats, scarves, boots etc.  Seems a bit strange but I expect it's part of marketing as well for the Aussies to buy 'winter' season clothing.

Keep Left!  Tough to get used to this after a life time default of keeping right.  Escalators, sidewalks, doorways ... good thing I'm not doing any driving!  It affects us when we cross streets - we look terribly law abiding but we're really just too scared to cross against the lights because we're not too sure where the traffic may appear from.

On a fun note, we've been "flagging" people everywhere we go, leaving flag pins in coffee shops, giving them to kids.  Three school boys on a bus, probably around 10 years old, were ecstatic that these two women were giving them pins.  "Where'd you get them?" was their first question, followed by much thanks.