Australia Trip - Part17

Last day of the Australia Trip...




I knew the Nike staffs were lying,
there's the crazy 2-hours only 40% sale everyday!







Lunch @ the nearby Vietnam-Thai restaurant where the food taste Chinese...








Princess Theatre

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Half-way, the tram stopped, all passengers were told to get down, as there's a protest going on (which is blocking the way)







The guard outside the parliament told me its a Macedonian protest,
that's something you don't see in Singapore!








My first & last cup of coffee @ Melbourne,
there's at least 3 Hudsons Coffee in one single terminal!


Btw, buy-1-free-1 for YHA members =)







Boarding our flight back, this is the last photo...

Australia Trip - Part16

Today is the "coldest morning in nearly a decade" -Mix 101.1fm




The driver insisted that it's not pollution, but rather "industrial mist" to be the more appropriate term






Toilet stop where we had some light refreshments







Driver's recommended restaurant, S$18+ for a plate of Singapore Noodle, not including service charge & 10% GST...








Instead we had a freshly made pizza for $12, serves 2...







The more remote the location, the more expensive wireless costs...







You can read it yourself...







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Optional helicopter ride available at a price...







Another so-call London Bridge






Top shelf = free food, that's where Jianhuiiiii found his dinner...







Looking for the Double Happiness Bar, in the end we found place filled with ang mohs & Bao can't drink anyway...







So we had drinks @ probably the best Italian cafe in town, the famous Brunetti

Australia Trip - Part15

Railway Square

YHA & their train carriage room..

Google Maps: Railway

Square YHA Sydney







Hint: Store your luggage in YHA lockers, its 3x

cheaper than outside ones & you don't have to be a member/staying there to

use them...







Burger King for dinner, they call it Hungry Jacks there for some reason,

guess its a trademark issue...







Pigeons flying & pooping everywhere, those crazy football fans made the

Friday night worse...







FREE travelpass giveaway!







I wonder who took it in the end...







Finally we are back @ Melbourne!!!

Google Maps: GPO Melbourne

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Took tram all the way to the edge of Zone 1, the max our travelpass allows...







Everybody drives here, except 2 idiots who WALKED here...

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No good deals @ all, everything is identical to the DFO in the city... sucks~







Headed back to the city to meet Bao, again...







Had dinner in the same Ferrari decorated Italian restaurant @ Lygon St







Excellent pasta @ a reasonable price...

Australia Trip - Part7

Tried to surf net @ Central while waiting for Bao,
found a small button at the login page for Nokia users to click & surf for free =D







Had a quick dinner @ a nearby Jap restaurant,

Bao thought Don (Rice) was Udon (Noodle)







Any trams to Southern Cross?







The fierce inspector targeted the suspicious looking Jianhuiiiiiiiiiii for his ticket

The guy in the background looks a bit like Sya hor?







Oops, forgot to rotate this pic. It's a bad shot anyway, so who cares...







Our ride to Sydney







A handful of candy-mix like this cost S$5+







Thankfully the train is very empty...








After a long, boring & much delayed journey,







We finally arrived @ Sydney!!!

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Which came first, boat or money?

It turned out to be another chicken & egg question...







Crab pots from the old days, look at their sizes as compared to those you see in Deadliest Catch







Lobster traps of Lobster Wars







Exploding harpoon used for whale hunting...







A very difficult to photograph Sydney Spiral, thankfully I got a shot good enough for GE.

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Australia Trip - Part6

On the 3rd day, we bought yet another tram pass & head to the "Factory Outlet District" for some early shopping..

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Crumpler shop







custom-made Crumpler bag in the making...






This unique design will set you back @ A$200 (~S$280)






Lunch @ local fish & chips shop...







no chilli, no ketchup... this is not mcdonald, each pack will cost A$0.20







We finally got into NGV on the 3rd try!!!






Iron curtain





Do you know that Superman is 70-years old?






Mummy casket..






I see a lot of birds...






Very good example of the kind of art I can't appreciate,







and the kind I can...






Contemporary art section, chandelier attached to a compressor..






The double mirror creates illusion of an infinite ladder...







Interesting rubber door stopper @ the NGV gift shop for A$50

(~S$70)






After watching some HD shows, we packed & left for Sydney...