 |
| Flinders Street Railway Station. |
This is Melbourne's iconic, central railway station.
Found some cool graffiti along Franklin Street. So colourful!
The horses looked sad! I didn't go on a carriage ride but I just wanted to take a picture with the horses, since this is not something you'd see in Singapore.
 |
| Melbourne Central Shopping Centre |
I did not really think about visiting the shopping centres in Melbourne, but just look at that pretty tower and glass cone!
We chanced upon The Little Library and I love this concept! As you can see, The Little Library consists of just a bookshelf, where people can borrow or exchange books as they please. Simple, yet brilliant. But I think it wouldn't work here. In Singapore, people would just think that there are free books up for grabs and the shelves would soon be completely empty.
12. Moomba Festival
We stumbled upon Moomba Festival by chance. I saw theme park attractions from afar and wondered what they were. So my boyfriend and I just walked towards it and we found the entrance to this awesome, free festival!
There were rides, game booths and of course, typical food that you can find at a funfair!
You'd have to buy a ticket for each of the rides.
There were rides and booths on both sides of the Yarra River! We watched some water-skiing competition, and participants competed to see who could make the furthest jump.
Tried to get a Minion soft toy but we weren't lucky enough. Oh well.
Stayed for the fireworks!
If we had planned to go to the festival a day earlier, we might have witnessed some violence on the streets. If we had known about the riots that had occurred a day earlier, we might have avoided the festival altogether. Thankfully, we knew nothing about both at that time.
13. Phillip Island
For one of the days, we booked a tour to Phillip Island! But first, we stopped by the Wildlife Park to feed some wallabies!
 |
| Sniffing in a cute way! |
 |
| Politely waiting for food |
 |
| Awww so cute |
The emus were demanding! Really had to be careful around them since they were so violent and desperate for food.
 |
| Sleepy Tasmanian devils |
 |
| Kookaburra |
 |
| Kangaroos getting it on |
 |
| They seem to be having a serious meeting. |
The swans are dangerous too! One of them pecked at my hand pretty hard.
 |
| A koala doing yoga |
This cockatoo is so smart! It would say "Hello" to us for more treats.
 |
| Wild wallaby! |
After getting a soft toy wombat, we were brought to The Nobbies!
These small wooden boxes were built for the penguins.
Look at this little one poking its head out of its home!
Wild rabbit spotted!
The last and final stop for the day was obviously getting to the Penguin Parade! The tour we were on had booked a pair of Penguin Plus tickets for us and at sundown, hundreds of penguins appeared on the coast! Photography was not allowed and besides, it was too dark to get a good picture. But there were so many cute, fluffy penguins! As we made our way back and strolled down the boardwalk, we could still see penguins waddling back to their burrows after a day of swimming.
14. Great Ocean Road
Last but not least, we visited Great Ocean Road. I did not enjoy this tour as much because of the twists and turns on the road! The tour guide did warn us that it would be a bumpy ride, and that he had encountered guests who puked along the way. Thankfully, I did not. But it was still an uncomfortable journey.
Before arriving at the Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch (pictured below), the tour guide wanted to stop and make us some coffee, but it was too windy so it didn't work!
The Great Ocean Road was built by men who served in WWI. It provided the returned soldiers employment and they worked with picks and shovels as seen in the statue next to this memorial arch. The road is dedicated to the soldiers who died in the war, making it the world's largest war memorial.
At our next stop, there was bird feed sold at a little shop nearby and you could put out your hand and feed the beautiful wild parrots! There were also wild koalas sleeping high up in the trees.
We had lunch at the cafe nearby before visiting Cape Otway Lighthouse. The wind at the bottom of the lighthouse was already so strong!
After climbing up the red spiral staircase, we enjoyed the view from the top!
The view of the path and the cafe we just had lunch at. I was so afraid that I would drop my camera! It was extremely important to grip the railings, the walls of the lighthouse, and hang onto whatever belongings we had because it felt as if the wind could just blow us away.
And of course, the Twelve Apostles, formed by the erosion of limestone cliffs. We were trying to spot the 8 stacks of rocks currently left in the ocean. From the picture above, you can still see the remains of the 9th rock stack that had fallen in 2005.
That's everything I did in Melbourne! I really wish I could return to Australia for another holiday.
Last but not least, we visited Great Ocean Road. I did not enjoy this tour as much because of the twists and turns on the road! The tour guide did warn us that it would be a bumpy ride, and that he had encountered guests who puked along the way. Thankfully, I did not. But it was still an uncomfortable journey.
Before arriving at the Great Ocean Road Memorial Arch (pictured below), the tour guide wanted to stop and make us some coffee, but it was too windy so it didn't work!
The Great Ocean Road was built by men who served in WWI. It provided the returned soldiers employment and they worked with picks and shovels as seen in the statue next to this memorial arch. The road is dedicated to the soldiers who died in the war, making it the world's largest war memorial.
At our next stop, there was bird feed sold at a little shop nearby and you could put out your hand and feed the beautiful wild parrots! There were also wild koalas sleeping high up in the trees.
We had lunch at the cafe nearby before visiting Cape Otway Lighthouse. The wind at the bottom of the lighthouse was already so strong!
After climbing up the red spiral staircase, we enjoyed the view from the top!
The view of the path and the cafe we just had lunch at. I was so afraid that I would drop my camera! It was extremely important to grip the railings, the walls of the lighthouse, and hang onto whatever belongings we had because it felt as if the wind could just blow us away.
Along Shipwreck Coast, our guide told us about two teenage survivors from Lord Ard. Although it sounded like a romantic story about a boy who managed to save a girl, they did not fall in love and get married. No potential here for a Disney story, people. Anyway, the gorge was named after the ship, and so this is Lord Ard Gorge.
And of course, the Twelve Apostles, formed by the erosion of limestone cliffs. We were trying to spot the 8 stacks of rocks currently left in the ocean. From the picture above, you can still see the remains of the 9th rock stack that had fallen in 2005.
That's everything I did in Melbourne! I really wish I could return to Australia for another holiday.
No comments:
Post a Comment