Australia Trip - Part11

still at Hunters Valley...



Rosemount Estate is the name







a barrel full of discarded bottles..







Rosemount O 2007 is good, sadly I didn't have enough local currencies..








Another stopover for pictures of the beautiful countryside...








Coin-operated BBQ pit just like the one we have in school...







Surprisingly, lunch wasn't included in the very expensive day tour! The last time I came, we had a

wonderful beef steak lunch @ a local winery.

Eventually, we found ourselves at some expensive tourist-cafeteria with a so-call 25% discount for

YHA members. This piece of overcooked chicken + fries above cost ~A$12.50 (S$17.50).







An archaeologist would appreciate this because the meat is tough as fossil







probably the biggest bottle in the world!









3rd winery. I was here 6-years ago, it was harvest season back then. The foreground you see in the

photo was filled with tanks of freshly plugged grapes & busy forklifts.







4,500 litres barrel.

I read that celebrities would purchase the whole barrel in advance. When they need a drink, the

winery would bottle some & ship it to them.







Our guide call this winery HOPE-less








cheese tasting @ the Smelly Cheese Shop







Very mouth watering but no thanks, it's cold here...








Despite the tourist-price, I really wanted to buy the cheese. Unfortunately, they have to be kept

refrigerated. =(






In the end I picked a very tasty mild blue cheese for Bao as gift...







Here's our last yet haunted winery... not!








The abandoned house reminds me of the fully destructible physics in
href="http://www.ea.com/crysis/">Crysis









Family run winery, this is what people refer to as "boutique

wines", small & limited quantities, not exported.








It is like we are entering somebody's home...







We had wines (which are pretty bad in my opinion) while the

owner talks about horse psychology & stuff...







I was "trapped" in this living room & had no choice but

to swallow this generous yet horrible vintage...








With my hands empty, we were sent back to the Hunters Valley YHA...







Vegetable garden @ the back of the hostel.







The sky turns purple as the sun sets, you don't see it in Singapore...
I know it doesn't looks purple in the

pic, damn N80






Dinner @ a small Japanese restaurants run by Japanese & local Jap students

Australia Trip - Part10

Next day, Hunters Valley wine tour!!!



I swear our driver looks exactly like Lincoln Burrows of Prison Break!!!







We are not playing Amazing Race, it's a real road block







The driver spent 1-hour going around Sydney picking up passengers... Zzz







Hunters Valley, hunt or be hunted!







Hunters Valley YHA

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Perfect countryside getaway location!








This mini-bus is on strike, we had to move to a bigger & better bus =P







People naturally throw coins into water..







Our first stop, dunno what winery...







1st~6th generation wine makers







Don't buy these, almost every winery sells them...







Staff promoting the most expensive option to us..







My recommendation: the short bottle in the middle, but its a little expensive @ A$35







Wish I can bring that much back to Singapore without getting caught







Second winery where they taught us how to sample the wine..






I'm starting to feel the effects after 8~9 glasses of these...

Australia Trip - Part9

Next day, we booked the other hostel @ Glebe

Google Maps: Glebe Point YHA Sydney

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The smell of fresh paint is unmistakable







What a big twin room!

For the same price you only get a bed in a shared dorm back in Sydney Central YHA!







Moreover, it even comes with hot+cold water sink, electric boiler & complementary beverages..







Head down to the nearby Glebe Markets

Google Maps: Glebe Markets

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Long queue for this delicacy, even other neighbouring store owners came complaining that the queue is obstructing their business..







It turned out to be roti prata with a slap of meat & vege







It's you-know-what-it-is again







My phone's camera fails horribly @ night...

Google Maps: Sydney Harbour Bridge







Had dinner @ a Italian restaurant not too far away from Gucci & LV







A$11 (S$15.4) plate of spaghetti

I know it looks like sh*t but it turned out to be the best pasta I ever had!







Millions come to take photos of you-know-what-it-is every years, but






how many stay & enjoyed a real concert? =D







Singapore should impose this too!!







Store owner: "Hey mate, no pictures please!"

UNFRIENDLY!!!







Back to the hostel, where the girl next door almost... you know =X