Apparantly Hulk Hogan is big in Australia

Kerry’s brother is currently here in Sydney on business. He’s staying at the Sheraton hotel in the city and his company has given him VIP access to all the hotel amenities. He was generous enough to leave us a key so we’ve been completely taking advantage. Last night we went up for their free happy hour and hors d’oeuvres – we ate enough of the appetizers to suffice as our dinner. I think its probably the best thing I’ve eaten since I’ve been here.
So we went back to the Sheraton this morning for their continental breakfast and then used their pool on the 22nd floor, overlooking Hyde Park – quite fabulous. So then as we were walking out of the hotel, I see this orange colored, beefy looking guy get out of a car…it was Hulk Hogan! We started laughing, not sure why but he was probably the last celebrity I’d expect to spot in Sydney. I’m sure we will be back at that hotel tomorrow for another free meal so I’m going to try to seek him out and ask him if we can use him as a reference on our apartment application. He’s supposedly on a wrestling tour here – I knew Australia was at least 10 years behind us, I don’t think he could sell any of those tour tickets in America. So I figure he’s popular enough to use as a reference.
Tonight Kerry’s brother is taking us out to a fancy restaurant in Wolloomooloo – this is where Russel Crowe lives. So I’m going to see if I can arrange a chance meeting with him so I can ask him about using him as a reference as well. We’ve got a few apartments in North Sydney to look at tomorrow….keep fingers crossed!!