I took 5 days off from work on starting from 23 November 2009 to 30 November 2009 to travel to Melbourne for holiday. My flight was around 9:00 am in the morning on the 21 November 2009 (ie. Saturday). The flight took around 7 hours and I was wide awake all the way through.
I arrived at Melbourne around 8:00 pm (Melbourne time) and was only able to get out of the airport around 9:30 pm. My sister and her boyfriend drove me to my friend's place where I stayed for the next 10 days.
I didn't not expect this trip to be particularly enjoyable as I didn't have a plan on what to do during my tenure over there. Fortunately, I was blessed with good friends and was able to enjoy the entire holiday there.
Here are some of the photos taken in Melbourne:
1. Me having a Mocha drink in the new cafe
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
2. A nice white chocolate cake I had
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
3. Me standing in front of the counter where they sell chocolate cakes, biscuits and etc.
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
4. An authentic Italian pizza on Lygon Street
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
5. Garlic foccacia (didn't really enjoy this though)
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
6. Vanilla custard dessert, tasted really good, melt in my mouth with a hint of jam.
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
7. A regular pizza with me
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
8. Me standing somewhere in Docklands, Melbourne
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
9. Me standing at the 2nd floor shopping area (similar to the Curve in Malaysia)
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
10. A large Christmas tree in the middle of the shopping area
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
11. Unfortunately, the touch screen map had a breakdown (sort of)
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
Here are some photos of the buildings and landscape in Melbourne which I have taken just for fun:
1. Christmas decorations on Bourke Street
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
2. Alternate view of the Christmas decorations on Bourke Street
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
3. Tram stop at North Melbourne
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
4. Victoria Market
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
5. My favourite donut shop in Victoria Market
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
6. Myer's slideshow for Christmas Part 1
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
7. Myer's slideshow for Christmas Part 2
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| From My Melbourne Getaway Trip 2009 |
By 30 November 2009 early morning around 12:54 am, the time of my holiday ended. I wish it could be longer as I really enjoyed this trip and was glad to finally get some time off from work. I arrived in Malaysia around 6:00 am (Malaysian time). Fortunately, I slept through the entire flight from Melbourne, Australia to Malaysia.
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