Saturday, December 21, 2013

Our Vacation Down Under & Younder - Final Part

April 1

Today is a stay in day because Becky’s Facebook friend who is also a colleague of our hostess is coming for a lunch visit.


Breakfast – Homemade Scones and Jams 


Exploring the neighbourhood 


Girls only 


Nice wine 


Sharing a joke!!! 


Lamp chopped yum!!! 


Potato Salad 


Beetroot, rocket salad 


Lamb chopped, lamb sausages and beef burger patties 


Skewered chicken and chicken sausages 

It was a day of eating, chatting and laughing from lunch to almost dinner.

April 2

Today is Brisbane discovery tour day.


Breakfast – homemade pancakes with fresh fruits 


Boat not here yet 


Let’s rest awhile Smile 


Here it comes 

The first part was a tour of Brisbane River on the City Cat which was really interesting.


Boarding the City Cat 


Off we go!!! 


Tourist!!! Smile 


A cruise ship 


Hawthorne ferry wharf 


A City Ferry 


Brisbane City 


Brisbane City 


Brisbane City 

We started from Bretts Wharf and go right up to University of Queensland and hop off somewhere in the city center and continue our discovery tour on foot.


The Route 


Our Disembarkation Point 


A Green Cab 


Rugby a popular sports 


Queen Street Mall 


Guide Dog Graduation 


Autism Supporters in Blue 


Happiness – Lunch Time 


Scallop and Mussels Risotto 


Fish and Chips 


Westernized Nasi Lemak 


A Native playing a Didgeridoo 

After exploring Queen Street Mall we crossed the Victoria Bridge to the Queensland Cultural Centre.


Crossing Victoria Bridge 


Green Cab in Action 


Inside the art gallery 


The story 


Close up of familiar things 


Close up of familiar things 


Close up of familiar things 


Close up of familiar things 


I like this Smile 


Iron Snake??? 


Hmmm....??? 


The Story 


Bodyguards 


Hmmm… 


They have no legs! 


See, no legs! 


Hmm …. 


eeny, meeny, miny, moe Laughing 


Thrash bag dog 


Little glass animals 


More little glass animals 


Lots of little glass animals 


The story 


Sound like mine - NG HOUSE Laughing 


The Wheel Of Brisbane 

After an exciting fun filled day discovering Brisbane, we had a delicious Thai dinner at a nearby small Thai restaurant run by Thai people or should I say Siamese.


Thai spring roll 


Duck and pineapple fried rice – yum! 


Green Curry 


Yummy dish 

April 3

Today we return to Melbourne and spend a quiet day in. It was cold.


Brisbane Airport 


Cold Day in Melbourne 

April 4

Spent the day with Becky’s aunt indoors and her cousin took us out for dinner in a Chinese noodle shop nearby.


Beef Noodles yummie! 


Fried Noodles 

April 5

Today is the last day of our vacation and will be flying off in the wee hours of tomorrow morning. Anyway we went to Preston Market with Becky’s cousin to do some marketing. Really love the markets here, lots of variety, clean, bright … unlike the markets we have back home.


Nice 


Lots of choices & varieties 


Fresh 


Food Truck 

In the evening we all went out for dinner just round the corner in Bundoora Hotel before we went to the airport to catch our flight home. We were already missing these two wonderful country.


The Pokies Section 


Soup of the day 


Roast Beef Ribs 


Fish and Chips 


Satisfied Diners 


Melbourne Airport again 


Back in Malaysia 


Welcome committee my eldest 


The sign Laughing 

It had been a wonderful holiday … wish it could be longer.

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