Overnight flight to Melbourne, via SIA. Whole night of no sleep on the plane.
Day 1 - 24th Feb (Sat) - Melbourne City
Reached Melbourne at 8am and loaded our luggage at le hotel. First day's plan was to rest and recover. First thing we saw out of the terminal was this Hungry Jack's restaurant - apparently it's just Burger King with a different name.
We bought some Macs back to hotel for check-in and rest, and napped until evening. Not feeling too refreshed, we walked out to chinatown area for brief stroll, and we (I) chose Xiao Long Bao for dinner huehue. We then continue heading to river area of Melbourne for some night view. Night was spent roaming around river area of Melbourne and some Casino.
Along the river
As usual, our favorite game is Craps again. Low stake, low reward.
Day 2 - 25th Feb (Sun) - Melbourne City
Woke late and headed towards Victoria Market for Brunch. Passed by some random street protest.
Dinner was back at the river at a famous Steakhouse. Order tenderloin steak, ribs, and onion rings. Their ribs and onion rings are pure goodness.
Pure goodness
Day 3 - 26th Feb (Mon) - Brighton Beach
Took Uber to visit Brighton Beach. It's really not that accessible I guess Uber or self-drive is the only way to get there. The place is alright good for photo-taking but gets boring after awhile.
Dinner at famous Steakhouse again. This time the ribs are a little overcooked and dry, slight disappointed. Casino once again.
Day 4 - 27th Feb (Tue) - Great Ocean Road towards Apollo Bay
Picked-up car and head towards Great Ocean Road, final destination Apollo Bay. Quite a tiring drive, although not as bad as Grand Canyon to LA.
Carpark of our hostel, facing the ocean
Windy beach, romantic vibe
Day 5 - 28th Feb (Wed) - 12 Apostles towards Yarra Valley
Great Ocean Road drive continues, head to final destination of 12 Apostles
Picture perfect and strong wind
When it starts raining and no shelter in sight
In the afternoon, we departed Great Ocean Road, and started our journey to Yarra Valley, another long drive.
Haunted-looking road into our cottage
Day 6 - 1st Mar (Thu) - Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley day touring wildlife sanctuary and wine valley
Healesville Sanctuary
Lunch and afternoon was spent at wine-tasting restaurant. The entire Yarra Valley region has good scenery.
Yarra Valley wine tasting, great scenery
Day 7 - 2nd Mar (Fri) - Yarra Valley back to Melbourne
Feed the goat and drive back to Melbourne. Final day in Melbourne, headed to Victoria Market again for more fresh Oysters. Afternoon was spent outlet shopping with Kaixin.
Day 8 - 3rd Mar (Sat) - Melbourne City back to Singapore
Afternoon flight back to Singapore. Generally a pretty tiring trip as I never totally recovered from 1 night of no sleep, and my tummy didn't treat me well.
