Monday, November 30, 2009

Melbourne...and the day goes...





Day 3

6.20am - Went to Mitcham Station

7.00am - Arrived at Southern Cross station

7.30am - McD for breakfast



Took a sip of hot Cappuccino...ahhh



9.00am - sightseeing



A stroll along Yarra River



We walked around the whole city of Melbourne. We covered Queen Victoria Garden,

Shrine of Remembrance, Botanicals Garden, Fed Square and Arts Centre.





Queen Victoria Garden




Shrine of Remembrance




Poppy flowers were placed by the family members of those who sacrificed their life during the wars


1.00pm - We head down to see the Cook's cottage. We ended up not buying the tickets as we

both think it was just not worth it.



2.00pm - We the walked to Victoria State Library, St. Paul's Cathedral , Old Melbourne Gaol,
Queen's Theater, Parliament, Windsor Hotel, Chinatown.



Victoria State Library



St Paul's Cathedral



Queen's Theatre



Parliament



Windsor Hotel


3.30pm - Lunch

We had our lunch at VitaJuice. We ordered two bread rolls, Teri Chicken and Salad
and Tuna and Salad. Couldn't believe that such a simple meal could be so delicious!


Yummy!!Super big portion!!




3.50pm - Melbourne Aquarium
Pretty dissappointed...Aquaria KLCC is much better


Me and the lil penguins



4.40pm - We walked to Southern Cross Station to wait for Marshal before heading home



We had New Zealand Natural Vanilla & Rum & Raisin(my fav) ice-cream while waiting for Marshal

Day 4




7.15am - Reached Southern Cross Station to enjoy the free WiFi - Okay I must admit that the

connection was so bad!


At the Southern Cross Station


8.30am - Walked down to Collin's Street for breakfast.

Dear ordered a slice of "Raisin Bread Toast" and coffee while I ordered a "Chocolate

Muffin" and cappucino.


That was good. The muffin I had was sinfully rich in chocolate!!


Raisin Bread Toast



Chocolate Muffin...Fantastic!!



Nothing beats a Hot Cappuccino in the morning for a start



9.15am - We then took a tram over to Melbourne Zoo.


Kangaroo



Australia's Koala Bear


Beautiful animals


Btw, the weather for today was so hot that makes our day very unbearable!

The setting of the zoo was very natural and nice. We spent the whole morning there

simply because there was so much to see and learn.


Breathtaking setting of the zoo


12.30pm - We went back to town and head straight to Lygon Street. We were so hungry that all

want was food! We just try our luck and we went in to An Italian Restaurant called,

Cafe Cornetto, Pizzeria Italiana.

We ordered a Pestatorn, Tuna Pizza, Apricot Ice-Cream Juice. Everything tasted fantastic.






My sweetheart



Apricot Ice-cream Juice


Tuna Pizza



Pestatorn, seafood pasta


The setting of the shop was great...full of Ferrari merchandise...a place that Ferrari fan

shouldn't miss...You must be wondering whether I am one of them...appareantly...I am quite

neutral in this ... =P


See what I mean...


We had a great lunch and we were stuffed...with satisfaction. Well, our journey has to move on...


Satisfied customer

2.45pm - Melbourne Museum


Melbourne Museum

There were so many things to see and learn there...amazing


The Blue Whale Bone




Dinosaurs Walk



Octopus







DNA!~

8.00pm - After dinner with Marshal's family, we went to Safeway store to buy some snacks to

be brought back to Malaysia.


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