Finally.
Approximately 7 months after my trip to Perth, I descended to the second state of Australia - Victoria it is.
My bestie, Mabel bought AirAsia return air tickets to Melbourne for only RM850.00 each for herself, myself and Cikgu Tung (her aunt). Talking about sealing a good deal huh? Oh well, yeah, we bought the tickets much much earlier :>
Mabel's darling cousin, Sharon (Cikgu Tung's daughter), is staying and working in Melbourne. So....
1. free accommodation [check];
2. free local tour guide [check].
And indeed, she was a fantastic host cum tour guide. She had everything well planned for us.
To me, Melbourne is a heaven of cafes. No kiddin'. For coffee lovers, Melbourne is the place to go! (Although I must stress that you'll need a local to bring you to the hidden gems. Thank you, Sharon!)
Below are some snapshots and compilations (way too many to share everything) I made during my trip in Melbourne. Enjooooy!
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| A warm welcome upon landing |
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Breakfast of corn fritters, salmon and mushroom at Mart Cafe located at Middlepark 130 Tram Station. Loved it!!
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| A stroll along St Kilda beach under the drizzle after our brunch |
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Yarra River
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| Sharon, me and Mabel at Hosier Lane - the back alley of artworks! |
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Some of the many interesting graffiti at Hosier Lane
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Federation Square
(where you can sit in the middle of an open space and nobody finds it weird..) |
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Me and Mabel taking an ASSAM teabreak at Federation Square :)
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Flinders Street Station
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Brunch with big juicy bacon and poached eggs at St. Ali
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Cappuccino break at Middle Fish, a cosy Thai infused cafe
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Savouring crocodile meat and emu sausages at Gypsey and Musquitoes
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Coffee break after shopping at Queen Victoria Market
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| The many many roadsigns to choose from at Queen Victoria Market |
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Impressive coffee art at Manchester Press
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Our day trip to Mornington
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Fresh strawberries for picking at Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm!
And of course, scones with strawberry jam
and strawberry sundae must be ordered :) |
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| Our driver cum tour guide Mr Addison Tay ;-) |
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| Oh yeah, did I mention he's our Model-Of-The-Day too? |
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I don't know whether he managed to impress you all..[long pause]
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Beautiful boathouses along Brighton beach
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Another new friend that I met, Woon Jee :)
(and she's from my hometown! Speaking of a small world, huh?)
We were posing, hopping and cracking laughs at Rosebud Pier
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Strolling along Brighton beach
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| Enjoying the sunset at Mornington Pier |
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| Sinfully delicious Eclair to die for at Dr Dre! |
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| A must visit to South Melbourne Market |
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Eye-catching irresistable macarons and pastries
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Churrrrosss time!!!
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Enjoying Madame Brussel's Double D Cups of Vermouth & Gin.
Refreshing under the sun! Aaaahhh~ |
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| Fruit Gelati for dessert! Loved the durian flavour! |
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Brunch of spaghetti and crispy pork
at Degraves Espresso, Degraves Street |
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| A visit to the Victoria State Library, nope, we didn't go in :P |
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Wokay, who left her purse in the middle of the city?
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Handmade jewelleries and accessories to die for
in South Melbourne Market!
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| A visit to the Melbourne Zoo |
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Mt Dandenong -
Can you spot the lovely ladies in the lovely flowers?? |
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A break with warm scones and delicious jam
at Ms Marples, Mt Dandenong |
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I loved the Sticky Date (the picture at the bottom right)
at Pie in the Sky, Mt Dandenong |
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We wanna fly .. flyy.. flyyyy at Mt Dandenong ;p
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| We are sitting on Igor's chair! |
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| Delicious Peking Duck at Simon's Peiking Duck Chinese Restaurant |
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| The dimsum in Shark Fin House is delicious!! No kiddin' |
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Warm pancake with caramel apple filling at Stokers.
We waited for nearly an hour for the pancake!
Nice? yes. Worth the wait? Err..
And it was awfully dark inside..
I could hardly see the person sitting in front of me! |
Gosh, there still too many places that I have yet to explore in Melbourne.. I'll be back yeah? :>
