(OH! I took 3 days to do this! So appreciate it! )
Day 1
We proceed to Changi Airport at 8pm to have an early check-in
Singapore Airlines.. :)
View of Australia(melbourne) from the top
Day 2
At Melbourne, we had our lunch at Chinatown.
After lunch, we went for strawberry plucking at a farm
The Strawberry Farm
We also tried the strawberries and the ice-cream there :)
After strawberry plucking, we had wine tasting.
After which, we went to Australia's oldest and largest hedge maze!!
Bought LOTS of stuff at a shop called 'Something Aussie'
For dinner, we ate at a foodcourt in a mall. The food there are very expensive and given in large portion! Check out the 10.90 burger.
View of the night live in Melbourne
We stayed at Batman Hill hotel, and that marks the end of day 2. :)
Day 3
We went to Queen Victoria's Market after breakfast for shopping. It is like a giant 'Pasir Malam', in a classy kinda way.
After that we took the steam train (Puffing Billy)
Inside the train
And the view outside the train
After that, we went to the farm to have a delicious lunch.
We experienced some farm activities there:
Feeding Calves
Milking Cows
Sheep Shearing
Whipping??!!
Photos of the animals
After spending the whole afternoon at the farm, we went to The Chocolate Factory
We went to the beach to enjoy the sea breeze
At night, we went to Philip Island to look at the Penguin Parade
This marks the end of Day 3.. :)
Day 4
Today was our free day at Melbourne, we had breakfast and photo-taking in the hotel
We went to the Factory Outlet Mall and Chinatown to do some shopping
Dinner at a Vietnamese Restaurant
Day 4 ends like this.. :)
Day 5
We took the domestic flight from Melbourne to Sydney
View of Sydney from the plane
At Sydney, We went to the Sydney Aquarium
Some photos taken in the Aquarium
After the Aquarium, we went to Paddy's Market to shop
In the afternoon, we went to take photos with the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Bridge
After phototaking, we took Captain Cook's Cruise
Photos taken on the cruise
After the cruise, we went to the Sydney Opera House
Day 5 ends with like this. :)
Day 6
We went to Featherdale Wildlife Park to look at animals found in Australia
After spending 2hours or so in the park, we went to the Blue Mountains to admire the beautiful scenery
The Three Sisters(They are the 3 uplifted rocks)
We took a 'rollar coaster' ride down the mountains
Photos taken below at the mountains
We took a Cable Car ride back up the mountains
We had dinner at a foodcourt at Chinatown. Check out the portion of the korean Food
End of day 6.
Day 7
We went to the Sydney Tower. It is about 300 metres high and it offers a 360 degree view of Sydney!
Thats about all that Sydney. We took an evening flight back to Singapore.
Final look at Australia
Staying at Australia was the greatest highlight of 2008. Although it was just a week, I had the time of my life. Australia is total opposite from Singapore. It is without stress and life is moving very slowly. It is a great opportunity to enjoy life. :)
AUSTRALIA! You have not seen the last of ME! :) I am coming BACK!