AUSTRALIA : MELBOURNE .
DURATION : 3 DAYS .
PLACES : PHILLIP ISLAND , ELIZABETH STREET , CROWN CASINO , SOUTH WHARF DFO etc.
Day 1 - The 7 hour flight , the 4 a.m. arrival , the ciplak temporary motel .
With ecstatic hearts and sweaty palms , my father , my mother , my grandmother & my grand auntie gathered at my place early in the morning with humongous luggages in tow .
The stacks of winter wear we carried along with us were overwhelming - it was predicted to be freezing , especially in New Zealand .
We flew by emirates almost the whole trip , and I do agree that the quality of the flight , seats and especially the range of movies available was more than agreeable . :)
We checked in to the cheap motel near the airport as we only had like 5 hours to kill before it was time to go , And by gosh , it was compact : )
As in i felt like I was living in a box !
Customs were strict but thank God we were okay :)
Later in the afternoon .
We checked into our service apartments , Somerset on Elizabeth street . The place was pretty good , very homey and their staff were agreeable , by Australian standards anyway . :)
We went to Victoria market where we bought loads of souvenirs and me , loads of bracelets and opals , and of course , a revolting amount of ham and bacon .
We met up with uncle Adrian , auntie Fina & auntie Louisa over there , and later on also , Kao gong . :)
We had Chinese food due to my grandmothers sensitive taste buds , and I guess it was okay but the servings were enormous !
We headed to the Crown Casino (I'm legal yay!) for our steak . Food was slow , company was good , steak was overdone :/
DAY 2 - Phillip Island
We basically had a long drive over to Phillip Island , stopped by a town for a really good steak and fish and chips . We only managed to drop by the chocolate factory nearing its closing hours though , so we just went in and bought AWESOME FRESH FACTORY CHOCOLATE :)
It was so good , really . If I didn't need to convert , I would've bought the whole shop :/
Went to see the adorable penguins and bought more souvenirs . :)
Too bad no pictures were allowed though , they were so adorable and so close to us ! But IT WAS FREEZING :O
Day 3 - Melbourne shopping & Food .
DimSum overseas are HUGE , I'm telling you .
Sometimes its good , sometimes its bad . However I had a good meal , both at the same restaurant , SHARKS FIN INN in Chinatown . For dinner , we met up with a family's friend who was like the organizer for Asian events in Melbourne kinda thing . :)
Didn't buy that much because of the exchange rate and the lack of time in DFO , but it was good in a sense that I got 2 really gorgeous pairs of sky high heels - one from target , one from Aldo :)
They were cheap :)
After 3 days , It was off to Auckland in Air New Zealand for us , will update you soon ! :)
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