Over Sexed Over Paid Over Here

The title of the blog is in reference to Darlinghurst St; it's currently where Briana and I are right now. It's a part of the red light district in Sydney. For those of you who are very inquistive like myself you maybe wondering. "why is it called a 'red light district'?" Don't worry contrary to popular belief...there is technology in the land down under. So let's see what Wikipedia has to say:

A red-light district is a neighborhood or a part of a neighborhood where businesses connected to the sex industry (sex shops, strip clubs, adult theaters etc) exist. In some red light districts prostitution may legally take place; other red light districts are known for their illegal prostitution scene. The term "red-light district" was first recorded in the United States in 1894, in an article in The Sentinel, a newspaper in Milwaukee. Other mentions from the 1890s are numerous, and located all over the United States.

The origin of the "red light" term is considered to be the red lanterns carried by railway workers (which were left outside brothels when the workers entered, so that they could be quickly located for any needed train movement) or the red paper lanterns (which were thought to be sensual) that were hung outside brothels in ancient China to identify them as such. The color red has been associated with prostitution for millennia; in the Biblical story of Rahab, a prostitute in Jericho, aided the spies of Joshua and identified her house with a scarlet rope, which saved her household from the massacre that a successfully besieged city usually suffered. During World War I, there were many brothels in Belgium and France; blue lights were used to indicate brothels for officers, red lights for other ranks.

Well thank you Wikipedia! So as you assuming this isn't the most glorious part of Sydney, but it does provide a nice internet cafe (that include flashing blue stringed lights and the smell of BO as added ambience). There is a lot of great people watching that is able to go on when walking down the street. Unfortunately inside here, there is mostly just a bunch of people looking at facebook, which isn't much different than what I was doing just a moment ago.

Briana and I are going to venture off to get a snack and then we're off to Melbourne! :) And hopefully, I can find a belt! We spent a couple of hours in the retail district of Sydney looking for a belt for me (and taking in all the wonders of Sydney :p) but alas I didn't get one.

Alright and giant message just told me that I have three minutes left. So i guess it's a sign that i must go.

Chk Chk Boom!