I wonder if there’s an unwritten code that all budget airlines must be delayed… our flight from Adelaide to Melbourne via Tiger Airways was delayed, causing us to miss our airport transfer to our hotel… so after few enquiries and calls we finally got onto a van en route for Formule 1 Melbourne…
It’s warmer in Melbourne, more crowded too… there are so many trams in the city! It’s exciting, I’m a city girl so being in a ‘happening’ city is ‘stimulating’ ;D
Formule 1 hotel is ok, but their elevators are really really slow… next, we moved to Batman’s Hill on Collins… wow, huge difference… there’s a mix-up by the travel agent hence instead of a triple sharing room, my sisters and I got a suite without having to pay extra…
Then we had two tours - the 12 Apostles and Phillip Island… we visited the Royal Botanic Garden as it’s their Spring Open Day… did some shopping at Harbour Town & Bourke Street… so many places, so little time… their opening hours really sucks… woke up early, they’re not open… after 5 pm they’re closed, so at night the only thing to do is go to the supermarket! Gosh! Being in Oz really gave us the shopping-withdrawal syndrome…
I found joy in a 2nd hand shop where I bought two books that looked so new… one is a 2010 publication! In Msia, these very books will cost around RM90 to RM130… And best part? I thought it’s AUD$1 per book (I had to stop myself from shoving every book into my bag) but when I went to the cashier, it’s only 20 cents per book!!! Walaupun kali 3 baru 60 sen di Malaysia!!!
Food wise, nothing special… love that there’s porky everywhere… even in McD… oh did I mention, Farmers Union iced coffee? That’s a must try… too bad didn’t get to try their gelato… should have gotten a bottle of wine eh… next trip…
All in all it’s a good trip… nice to catch up with family and friends… good to be away from the stress of work… and if we don’t convert the prices of stuff, it’s actually quite affordable & definitely cheaper compared to the stuff in Msia…
Took SIA back to Msia, a little stopover in Sg again… my system went haywire after the trip… imagine there’s a time difference when we arrived in Adelaide, then another time zone in Melbourne, few days later daylight saving started, then it’s time to go home… so I was disoriented for a few days, hungry and sleepy at the wrong times, and don’t get me started on the heat & humidity of our beautiful country…
Ahhh… I’m a survivor… let’s do it again =p
