This is for Stevenson.
1995 we visited Uluru, Ayers Rock.
Early morno, of course, we were there. The colors were running up the rock amazingly, but HEEELP, soooo many people!
And so many climbing the rock later.
I´m not sure on this... on one hand... it´s a sacred place for the Aborigines ...other ... in 1995...
The world goes against the darn Na#is (rightfully, too), but here we have a stolen generation. That has a hard time to cope. Still.
These days it´s not allowed to climb but when the decision was made they showed pics.
Of all the littered cans, bottles and whatever. Some people have no respect whatsoever and I´m glad this has ended....
We did not climb, we walked around.
For the night we came back - Britz, Germans, I could hear that.
Boooooy.
Sami and I sure know a French man who keeps silent at times, hiding he has French roots.
We hid our German ones.
The Britz-camper stood on.... "Disabled only" and none of them was disabled other than in their heads.
1999... We pretended to be rich. And looked at show-houses in Perth.
MIND YOU!!!!!
I was too shy back then.
A couple in their 50´s.
The woman started raging in German how shit#y it all was, how wrong the measurements... No idea how she came to the latter, she had nothing but her body to measure.
I pretended to not understand.
NOW! As in TODAY!
I would talk LOUDLY. In ENGLISH. For everyone to understand.
I would tell her off ... that German is NO SECRET LANGUAGE and if she doesn´t like the house... you get the picture.
1999. We went by Ayers Rock... dearest Stevenson, I don´t wanna sound like a certain woman who came around the corner with loads of hugs and then revealing how wonderful she is, making everything better!!!
But... in our humble way we were on the way to another destination then - we did´t have to pay entrance fee... more to come.
My face didn´t turn orange as the rock but red from anger on that stupid woman in the show-house!
Arrogance, a German saying (?) comes before you fall...
Dearest Stevenson, go, have a look, not only at that rock, take some weeks or months off and explore. By golly, you´re young enough to sleep in the car, OK? That makes the journey inexpensive.... it was like that back then at least.
And don´t miss out on these!
Diary presented by my friend, yes that´s how we rolled back then this...
Six months in this :-)
29 comments:
I have never been to OZ. Ayers Rock is beautiful. Too bad the sacred spaces aren't respected. Blogs of days gone by made me laugh.
CJ, now people have to respect at least this one.
Yes, we had some blogs back then, huh. Falls apart! LOL.
I started a blog with that, but let´s be honest... my writing was quite "young", so I gave up -BUT!!!
When Ingo states "it was like that" and I disagree, I can look for proof there and mostly am right!
Just like with this one! LOL...
When Corinna is under control... go, visit!
I have lived in Australia since 1953 and have never been to see Uluru. One day, maybe, I will go.
Yes, strange - since 1972 I live in Germany and there are so many places I haven´t seen! We tend to skip our own countries...
I would have loved to visit Australia and New Zealand. Now I think it's not going to happen.
You´re like Ingo. One day soon we can travel again, I bet!
I have frequently been appalled at the behaviour of US tourists in Ireland. Once we were standing in Donegal Town waiting for a bus and these loud obnoxious USians were going on about how pissed they were that they couldn't use dollars at a small shop in the town. Mind you, to get to Donegal Town they would have had to travel from an airport hours away, so they would have had ample opportunity to exchange dollars for euros, not to mention the fact that there were two or three ATMs within a few steps of where we were standing. The sense of entitlement was familiar, yet breathtaking.
Excuse me?! They wanted to pay with dollars?! "LOL".
That´s how some ruin it for all!! Sad.
Really, next time I "encounter" something like that I´ll speak up. In the language others understand.
...nature created a HUGE masterpiece,just think of the time that it took!
Yes. It was awesome.
It's an amazing landscape, and it is right that it was set off limits.
Yes to both!
I'm very glad Uluru is off limits now Iris, about time! I don't understand people dropping litter anywhere but on a sacred site, they are morons I think 😲
Yes, Grace, I was... I couldn´t believe it. But here... trash everywhere... morons, as you say 👿
My dearest big sis!!! I am so so beyond honored with this post and I am very much grateful for it at the same time because you really took me there with it! You even shared what a closer look of it would be and also now I know that people are trying to climb it. I was shocked not just because I thought it was too hard to climb it but because I know how sacred it is for the native aborigines.
Oh thank you dear Iris and you even gave me a massive laugh on that special part HAHAHA I really hope someday I could make seeing it though not sure about a car though because your lille bro doesn't drive at all hahaha But let's see!
Thank you so so much for sharing this to Timeless Thursdays and I am beyond thrilled with the comments you left about my Bucket List! Please do one too!!! and you got it right, the movie starring Morgan Freeman really inspired me to do one as well right after watching it a decade ago.
Lille, dearest Bro, LOL! Really, it was the movie? So sweet.
I´ll have a lot of thinking to do for such a list! A lot.
And I have the movie right here, guess I´ll have a go tonight!
Yes, I´m happy for the native people that no one can climb Ayers Rock anymore.
I´ve seen a lot of bad, but also a lot of recovery, so this is the way!
Oh. I forgot you don´t drive (haha, I don´t do anymore, either, not here in Germany!). Try it there? Or take someone with you!
Go, explore :-)
After... you know... darn Corinna...
People tend to ruin lots of things.
Not anymore there!
Ohhh that is so pretty. I have always wanted to go there. Have a nice day.
What a thoughtful, powerful post. We must all remember when we travel that we are in someone else's home, not our own and to mind manners and words.
The rock is so enormous, so beautiful. What a sight.
Nicole, go for it when Corinna is under control :-)
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Jeanie, kindness is always first. Respect, caring, that´s how we grew up!
That's a truly incredible site. I love the orange glow. Too bad about the trash and disrespectful people. That seems to be a problem everywhere.
That sure is an amazing art work by nature. You have captured it well from different angles and distances too. Glad that people are not allowed to climb it.
I have always wanted to visit Ayers Rock. You brought it to me with your camera and sweet words. So glad you shared this with us. I love your "blog diary."
pare Parts and Pics, yes, the trash was a sad sight in so many ways, glad that´s over!
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magiceye, yes, respect returned to the beautiful Rock.
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Elizabeth, thank you, you made me smile with your words xx
I've never made it to Ayers Rock, despite having been to Australia three times. Your posts reminded me of a post I just saw about an artist who took negative comments made by visitors to the national parks in the US and created beautiful graphics using the words of the complainers. What she did is brilliant.
I want to visit Ayers Rock one day, or Uluru. I like name better. It looks so cool Iris. i need to stop by Stevenson's blog and see who else posted. Mine wasn't that exciting this week, but it's always fun to see what people are seeing or saw.
Nice photos. I would've stayed at the base of that thing, too, and not tried to climb up it. I like the cover of your journal / diary.
I've been to Australia once, to Brisbane many years ago but never to Uluru although I saw a news story last year saying how it had been now closed off due to deterioration.
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