Melbourne, baby, burn!

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!



A warm welcome upon landing

Breakfast of corn fritters, salmon and mushroom at Mart Cafe located at Middlepark 130 Tram Station. Loved it!! 

A stroll along St Kilda beach under the drizzle after our brunch

Yarra River

Sharon, me and Mabel at Hosier Lane - the back alley of artworks!

Some of the many interesting graffiti at Hosier Lane

Federation Square 
(where you can sit in the middle of an open space and nobody finds it weird..)

Me and Mabel taking an ASSAM teabreak at Federation Square :)

Flinders Street Station

Brunch with big juicy bacon and poached eggs at St. Ali

Cappuccino break at Middle Fish, a cosy Thai infused cafe

Savouring crocodile meat and emu sausages at Gypsey and Musquitoes

Coffee break after shopping at Queen Victoria Market

The many many roadsigns to choose from at Queen Victoria Market

Impressive coffee art at Manchester Press

Our day trip to Mornington

Fresh strawberries for picking at Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm!
And of course, scones with strawberry jam 
and strawberry sundae must be ordered :)

Our driver cum tour guide Mr Addison Tay ;-)

Oh yeah, did I mention he's our Model-Of-The-Day too?

I don't know whether he managed to impress you all..[long pause]

Beautiful boathouses along Brighton beach

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

Strolling along Brighton beach

Enjoying the sunset at Mornington Pier

Sinfully delicious Eclair to die for at Dr Dre!

A must visit to South Melbourne Market

Eye-catching irresistable macarons and pastries

Churrrrosss time!!!

Enjoying Madame Brussel's Double D Cups of Vermouth & Gin.
Refreshing under the sun! Aaaahhh~

Fruit Gelati for dessert! Loved the durian flavour!

Brunch of spaghetti and crispy pork 
at Degraves Espresso, Degraves Street

A visit to the Victoria State Library, nope, we didn't go in :P

Wokay, who left her purse in the middle of the city?

Handmade jewelleries and accessories to die for 
in South Melbourne Market!

A visit to the Melbourne Zoo

Mt Dandenong - 
Can you spot the lovely ladies in the lovely flowers??

A break with warm scones and delicious jam 
at Ms Marples, Mt Dandenong

I loved the Sticky Date (the picture at the bottom right)
at Pie in the Sky, Mt Dandenong

We wanna fly .. flyy.. flyyyy at Mt Dandenong ;p

We are sitting on Igor's chair!

Delicious Peking Duck at Simon's Peiking Duck Chinese Restaurant

The dimsum in Shark Fin House is delicious!! No kiddin'

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? :>