1st August 2015
Brighton beach was one of the places I was most excited to visit because I have seen people taking pictures with the most vibrant bathing houses all over my Instagram. Uncle David kindly drove us there or else, we would have taken much longer to reach the place.
Everything at Brighton Beach was like a wish come true. The sea breeze, the sun, the bathing houses. Since it was winter, the beach wasn't as crowded, making it easier for us to take good pictures. I also collected seashells which I stuck into my travel journal!!
Uncle David then showed us around St Kilda so we would get our bearings. He then went home and we went to LUNA PARK!! I am a theme park enthusiast and the scarier the rides, the better it is. I bought the unlimited rides ticket which was around $47. The theme park is about half the size of USS, and there were significantly lesser rides. But I still enjoyed my time there. Some rides were really scary and this marks my first theme park experience in winter!!
I went for most of the rides alone since Nat wasn't too keen on riding the scary rides. On one of the rides, I met the cutest little boy ever, Jett. He's only 9 years old but behaves like a gentleman! When I was queuing up for the ride, he turned around to say "hello!" and when we were walking to the attraction, he gestured for me to sit inside and said "Ladies first!" OMG MY HEART :-))) such a sweetheart! We talked and held hands throughout the whole ride, and took pictures before we left!! Before I left, he asked me when would be the next time I would go to Luna Park again and I said
"Ahhh it won't be anytime soon, maybe like next year or something..."
"Ohkay! I'll come next year too! See you then!"
:'-) I was so touched and I know he's going to grow up to be one hell of a gentleman. Lots of girls will swoon over him!!
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| Jett! |
After Luna Park, we went to walk around St Kilda and settled on a Japanese bistro for dinner. The rice was a little too sticky but the unagi satisfied my Asian food cravings hahah.
We sat beside a middle aged couple who started talking to us after they realized we weren't from Melbourne. The guy had a super interesting outlook on life and gave me his namecard at the end of the day. We went for desserts then went home!!
On the tram home, we met 2 Singaporeans whom we saw earlier at Brighton beach too and started talking to them. Turns out Athena is also schooling in NUS! Both Edwin and Athena were really friendly and we made plans to hang out the following day.
That day was the best day in the entire Melbourne trip. Finished 2 of my Favourite things and I had so much fun!!!
2nd August 2015
Woke up early to go for a morning walk with Uncle David. He walks really fast and I had to jog to keep up at times. He showed us around the neighborhood and recommended the best coffee places in town for us.
Uncle David also prepared breakfast for us and it was hands down the best savory croissant I have ever eaten in my life.
He drove us to Flinders since we wanted to explore more of that place again. We also visited Hosier Lane which is a graffiti area. Anyone could go and create their work of art of the walls. It was a sight I have never seen before!
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| Flinders Station is so beautiful!! |
We then met Athena and Edwin to go to Westgate Park together. Westgate park is a place rarely visited even by the locals there, and it's understandable since it was really inaccessible. We had to walk A LOT to get to the place, but we were greeted by the sight of a PINK LAKE!!!! Quickly spam pictures hahaha
Sadly it rained shortly after we reached and we had to go back. Thank God for yummy home cooked food which really perked me up!
3rd August 2015
Went to Top Paddock for lunch. Top Paddock is apparently one of the highly raved about brunch venue! I ordered Eggs Benedict with Duck and mehhhh, I didn't finish it. BUT I think the Ricotta and Berries hotcake Edwin ordered was AMAZING. It's really sweet and I liked it so I kept taking his food hahaha.
Food : 7/10
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| Ricotta and Berries hotcake! |
It was so cold and we were sitting outside so I died and couldn't enjoy my meal sianz. Whatever...
The girls then went to SouthWharf DFO (Direct Factory Outlets) to shop!! OMG I LOVE THE SHOPPING. It's really cheap.
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| Taylor Swift's Keds for $30?!? |
Jays Jays and Factorie were selling their clothes for dirt cheap prices. Think $2-$3 for a shirt. I bought a lot of stuff but we had to rush home because we were cooking dinner that day!! Can't believe I didn't take a picture of the Brandy Chicken but it was SOO good. It's Natasha's family recipe and I just helped her with the cooking process.
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| Rainbow vegetables w Potatoes |
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| Brownie! |
4th August 2015
Athena met us for brunch at The Kettle Black! The kettle black and Top paddock have some sort of association so everything on the menu was about the same. I ordered the ricotta and blueberries hotcakes ($18) and it was so yummy yay!!!!
We saw this great dane outside kettle black and wondered whether we should ask the owner for a photo with her dog. The lady was really friendly and introduced us to her pup, Daphne! Daphne was so big sized that when she leaned on me, I almost fell over lewl hahahah
Went to the Shrine of Remembrance which is some place to remember the lives sacrificed during the World War era. The architecture is just so amazing and breathtaking?!?
For the last dinner in Melbourne, Aunt Edwina and Uncle David took us to Jimmy Grants, a famous bistro near our place.
Food : 8.5/10
The chips were really tasty and the burrito was so yummy too!! Also, the food here is relatively cheaper. Around $10-$12 for a burrito.
4th August 2015
The last day in Melbourne!! We met Athena and Edwin for brunch and ate at South of Johnson. Nat and I reached earlier, so I just drank some tea while reading gossip magazines. For a short moment, I felt so Australian hahahah like the life of relaxing and waiting for friends to come for brunch
Then walked around Collingwood together!
Uncle David fetched us to the airport and we were off! We took an Emirates flight back and it was so comfortable!! The in flight entertainment was really good too heheh. Saw this view from the plane and it was so breathtaking.
That marks the end of my Melbourne trip and I give thanks to God for safety and great company!! Australia, I'll be back :-)
Till then, back to the grind. Wishing everyone a good school sem too! :-)
Watch my Vlog here : http://youtu.be/MD0AId3AcAY
Love,
Xin Hui
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