I LOVE the weather. I LOVE the fresh air. Basically, it'll be a very nice trip if the group was better. I shall leave out the nasty things that happened.
Day 1
Took the overnight SQ flight to Melbourne and met J at the airport as she is flying off her group to Taiwan. *Envious!!!* But anyway, I don't really mind as I haven't been to Mel before. Met some nasty and demanding parents. What a start.
Day 2
Arrived in Mel at round 10 plus in the morning and head straight to a pizza joint at the QVM before heading for a school visit. Was approached by an extremely cute and charming (not to mention tall!) waiter who happened to be a Singaporean studying in Mel!! Hee.. That brightens up my day. If only I don't look like shit after a night on the plane. We stayed at Amora Riverwalk in Richmond area. My hotel room was gorgeous with a humongous balcony. I had a queen-sized bed all to myself! Not to mention the big plasma TV! Kor came to meet me but not without his wife. It was good having family in a strange and new city!
Day 3
1 full day in Mornington Peninsula! We visited Sherbrooke Forest where we see loads of cockadoos, parakeets, magpies and kookaburras. Went on the Puffing Billy, an old steam train which I fell in love with! The 20 minute ride was definitely not enough! Next was a place which I love! Ashcombe Lavender Farms! A pity though that the lavender flowers are not in season but had a very lovely chicken pie and lavender ice-cream there! Next up is the Winery (where I met the biggest horse and poodle I've ever seen) then followed by Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm. The strawberries were so so so sweet! Sigh.. In heaven...
1 full day in Mornington Peninsula! We visited Sherbrooke Forest where we see loads of cockadoos, parakeets, magpies and kookaburras. Went on the Puffing Billy, an old steam train which I fell in love with! The 20 minute ride was definitely not enough! Next was a place which I love! Ashcombe Lavender Farms! A pity though that the lavender flowers are not in season but had a very lovely chicken pie and lavender ice-cream there! Next up is the Winery (where I met the biggest horse and poodle I've ever seen) then followed by Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm. The strawberries were so so so sweet! Sigh.. In heaven...
Day 4
Today's a whole day of fun and experience at Philip Island! But before that, we stopped for lunch and a quick tour at Panny's Chocolate Factory! I bought lots of chocolates from here! Hee... Oh and I had the best hot chocolate I've ever tasted! 1st experience stop is at Churchill Island where we were shown an Australian Working farm. We were brought to experience that day to day life of the farm people. Like making butter from milk, making scones, spinning wool into threads, milking the cow, how they make horse shoes, steel tools and stuff from plain metals etc. It was really really fun! Next was the Koala Conservation Park where we learnt about Koalas. We were then brought to the short treetop walk to spot Koalas! They are just so cute!!! Following which was the long waited Penguins! We learnt about the penguins' habits and were even brought on a apecial tour down to the penguins burrows. After dinner, we went down to the beach foa a long cold wait for the penguins to return home. They were so tiny and so clumsy and so cute!
Day 5
GREAT OCEAN ROAD!!! But before that, it's Cheese World!!! I like... After lunch was a nice drive along the Great Ocean Road. We only managed to visit the London Bridge and the 12 Apostles. I love the vast ocean to bits! I definitely want to go back and do the whole route again and see everything! Last stop for the day was a 1 and a half hour walk at the Otway Fly treetop walk. It's so much better than the one we have here. It was really exciting! and the 105 steps Sprial Tower (counted by the students when they were going up) really offer a very impressive view of the whole rainforest.
GREAT OCEAN ROAD!!! But before that, it's Cheese World!!! I like... After lunch was a nice drive along the Great Ocean Road. We only managed to visit the London Bridge and the 12 Apostles. I love the vast ocean to bits! I definitely want to go back and do the whole route again and see everything! Last stop for the day was a 1 and a half hour walk at the Otway Fly treetop walk. It's so much better than the one we have here. It was really exciting! and the 105 steps Sprial Tower (counted by the students when they were going up) really offer a very impressive view of the whole rainforest.
Day 6
Early rise this morning for the Melbourne Wholesale Market. We visited the fruits and fish section and it was definitely an eye opener. Quite different from the one in Tokyo though. Next was a school which I almost went to. Burwood Deakin University. Then we did some city sights with a quick photo stop at the St Patrick's Cathedral. Last stop for the trip, Chadstone Shopping Centre for last minute shopping.
Early rise this morning for the Melbourne Wholesale Market. We visited the fruits and fish section and it was definitely an eye opener. Quite different from the one in Tokyo though. Next was a school which I almost went to. Burwood Deakin University. Then we did some city sights with a quick photo stop at the St Patrick's Cathedral. Last stop for the trip, Chadstone Shopping Centre for last minute shopping.
We were very lucky to have very nice weather throughout our stay (though cold at times...). I definitely want to go back there again!
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