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Market, Walking, Sitting and Sneezing
... to go and have a look and would have been once in a lifetime experience and to experience it in Oz was an opportunity not to be missed so in we went and escaped the mid-morning heat it cost 35 dollars to go in but also included entry to the main museum too.
We weren’t able to take cameras into the exhibition which was a shame because it was magnificent – if any of you get the chance you must go and see it- as Ancient Egypt was such a big subject ...
We're here for a good time, not a long time.
... those shoes. Sadly they did not make it to New Zealand with us, but they are safely stowed back in Sydney in luggage storage. I can't wait to see them again.
Like Sydney, Melbourne has a Royal Botanic Gardens that (Sydney, close your eyes and ears) is even nicer than it's Sydney counterpart. Granted, the Melbourne version did not have amazing views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, it also did NOT have thousands of bats that are plotting ...
Hey Ho, Let's Go!
... seafood and wearing my Sporting Gijon soccer top proudly down Barcelona's La Ramblas as locals shout obscenities that I won't understand, as my Spanish lessons lasted approximately one and a half weeks.
Aidan will just be happy we aren't leaving him behind. He's only comment has been, "I'm coming?" said in a rather worried tone.
So, it's Singapore, Spain, Croatia ...
Marvellous Melbourne
... Famous rock formations, though not even twelve, and the name actually not linked with religion. However, some truly amazing views, even in the miserable weather. Our last stop was the sight of many a shipwreck, most famously one in 1878 from a ship sailing from England to Melbourne, the Loch Ard. In continuous fogs on June 1st Loch Ard struck Mutton Bird Island to the east of Port Campbell. Frantic efforts to save the 1700-tonne ship failed and she was dashed on to rocks. Only two ...
Wineries Galore
6 Wineries, 1 brewery, lunch with wine and 1 dairy visit later we had a boot full of booze and a hangover that was waiting to hit us! What a fantastic day! The wineries that we visited were: Helen Hill Chandon Punt Road Train tracks (we also had lunch here at zonzo's) Sticks St Huberts Coldstream Some of ...


