why would I go see a big rock? I will tell you... it was in fact the largest rock in the world, you could see it from the plane. It was beautiful (never thought I would say that about a rock) but it really was. The rock changed "moods" (colours) with the position of the sun. Normally it is red, but at sunset it becomes purple and at sunrise it is a yellowy colour... yes I was up at sunrise (every day of my trip I had to wake up before the sun, when I woke up the stars were still out.. worst part of the trip).
At the Aboriginal Cultural Center there was a "Sorry book". In the Sorry book was letters from tourists who visited the Ayers Rock. They were apologizing for taking sand/rocks from Ayers Rock and accompanied with the letter was the sand/rocks that they took. The Aboriginals believe that Ayers Rock has a presence about it and when a piece is taken away that person will experience bad luck/karma. The only sand that I took away with me was the sand that rubbed into my nice white sneakers... making them red.
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