Reney's: Melbourne trip.

i tried the Diet Meal, not bad though, just that the turkey meat is a bit too hard.

yeah! we've reached our hotel. (:

i chose the wrong room on the online booking, leaving glenda and I with a room with no personal toilet. ): luckily we got to upgrade our room the next day. :p

first meal in Melbourne MOOK JI BAR! their portion size is super big.

Day 1:

freezing morning.

Breakfast place.

i love the cinnamon sprinkles on the porridge. (:

first stop: State Library of Victoria; what a beautiful day and place!

i guess majority are mugging for their coming exam.

i love the buildings in Melbourne, if Singapore buildings have this kind of feel. hahahaa.

Graffiti street.

here we are at the St.Kilda Esplanade Market!

& Luna Park.


Lunch @ The Coffee Club

@ St. Kilda beach, looking at the sunset. Beautiful.

SUPPER.

Day 2:

Udon for breakfast, mmmm, not fascinated by the taste.

I LOVE CHIPS.

we were all guessing if these three 'men' are real. we stood there for nearly 10 mins, and they didn't move a single bit.

many graffiti walls around the city. (:

i tried the pistachio one, pretty good. (:

Flinders St Station.

i was laughing so hard when I saw this picture. Glenda was trying to create the leaves-falling effect by throwing the leaves before the self-timer camera snaps 3 consecutive pictures; and this third shot captured me looking at her when I realised one leaf 'sticked' onto my fringe (and she was still happily taking her pic) . LOL

@ Melbourne Museum

Susie brought me to this nice Vietnamese food eatery, and the place was packed with people.

indeed, the pho was super good. but i'm not sure if the rice roll's texture is right; a bit too hard for me. hahaa.

Day 3:

Glenda and I went on a road trip. (: we rented a car for a day and traveled from the city to Great Ocean Road. I love road trip! Really beautiful scenery along the way.

i was only able to look at the kangaroos from far. ): they look super cute when they're hopping around.

LUNCH TIME.

Erskine falls.

Teddy's Lookout. MUST COME AND HAVE A LOOK. the scenery you can see from this spot is awesome.

on our way back. there wasn't any lamp-post along the way, both of us was super scared. Suddenly we drove into the woods and mist started appearing on-and-off; that really reminds us of some spooky movie scenes. ):

Day 4:

BREAKFAST @ Fugazza. MUST MUST MUST MUST MUST TRY.


the texture of the bread is good, the taste is superb!

Glenda's breakfast at another cafe.

i find our hotel not bad; price reasonable, and you can find all sorts of basic facilities you need. Common kitchen, balcony, gym, reading area etc.

before Glenda heads back to Singapore.

I'm at Melbourne Chinatown! 墨尔本唐人街

Tea Salon.

High tea session with 2 besties!

different scone flavours they serve.

when 3 girls come together, we did nothing but GOSSIP. HAHA.

cool game spotted outside State Library of Victoria.

Stayed at Susie's place after Glenda went back.

Shopped at Woolworths for our groceries.

Grocery prices there in Melbourne is quite different from Singapore;

kiwi and avocado cost so much cheaper there,

but ginger and chilli there is more expensive (you'll be surprised how much they cost in the supermarket; i think housewives over here might faint if Singapore sells these at that price) .

first dinner prepared by Susie. Lemon Chicken and long beans + Stir-fried seafood and cabbage

Lucas drove us to Crown; my first time in casino. :p

DAY 5:

visited Queen Victoria Market early in the morning!

if only I can find something like that in Singapore, or is there something like that here?

THIS! I LOVE THE BREAD/BAKERY STALLS! they sell all kinds of break and pastry. I love the stalls selling different kinds of breakfast, and especially in love with the one selling Turkish food.

BOREKS TASTE AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME.

Spinach and cheese. the after-taste that stays in your mouth; makes you drool.

second round of shopping.

i forgot what this fruit is called, but the texture and sweetness is pretty special. taste somewhat like soursop. this small fruit cost me 7 + AUD, but worth a try!

home-made wrap: cucumber, avocado, smoked salmon, carrots. Simple yet rich in taste.

crashed Susie's lecture. :p

dinner: lemon chicken + steam eggs + stir-fried broccoli and cauliflower

DAY 6:

first time witnessing something like that; I haven't even been to the Singapore protest before.

San Churros. Love it.

Super duper thick and rich hot chocolate, after I had that, I think I won't want to have those thin and watery hot chocolate anymore. :p

DAY 7:

Ready for road trip!

Breakfast at home.

a whole new experience.

we brought our own lunch, got to finish the wraps, so much wraps for the past few days.

DAY8:

A visit to the Chinese Museum.

it's really sweet of Susie and Lucas to bring me around the city (despite exams are around the corner, time for their revision) , even drove to the outskirts to see beautiful things I might not get to see in Singapore.

here, couples put a lock on this bridge to remember their promise to love each other.

my favorite couple 'locked' their promise too. (:

DAY 9:

I toured around the city with a map all by myself!

pretty proud of myself that I managed to figure out how the streets in Melbourne works,

and for not getting lost.

Breakfast: Mediterranean mixed bowl salad.

XXXL size childhood games @ Federation Square.

late night dessert!

Brokeback Moment: coated with chocolate, vanilla gelato with honeycomb bits, caramel syringe! SWEETNESS MAX.

i like this! Ferrero Rocher flavor.

DAY10:

Zucchini wrap. I don't really like the veg taste, too raw for me. but I like the eggs, or are they not eggs?

Mediterranean food!

the thin crust is good, just that both of us ain't meat-lovers, so the bacon and salami is a bit too much for us. :p

Last dinner in Melbourne @ a famous thai eatery (can see from the queue and full-seating) ; food served are indeed rich in flavor, very authentic too. (: