Mercure Cairns

... in Australia), a skewer of crocodile, and a skewer of kangaroo, so I covered all of the major Australian food groups! We left Cairns on Saturday morning, 11 October, for Sydney.  On the way to the airport, we stopped for a brief visit with the ...

... no turbulence whatsoever. Christine slept through half the flight and I spent most of my time writing to everybody. We landed at the Cairns Airport around 8:05am local time. This is without a doubt the smallest airport I have ever landed at. It's roughly ...

... just in time for the Arts Market - there was some lovely things there. Monday 18 February 2008 - 15:12 Location: Mercure Welcome Hotel, Melbourne Sunday 17 February - evening - went to a superb Chinese restaurant in China Town. ...

... ate dinner at Piccolo Cucina which is a very good Italian restaurant in town and also one of the top rated restaurants in Cairns. It’s pretty funny hearing Italians talk with an Australian accent. The food was outstanding and well worth it. During ...

... hours with a couple of stops along the way. Roland gave us a brief history lesson about the area including the fact that Cairns is the fastest growing city in Queensland. There are roughly 100 people moving to Cairns per week! The population is currently ...

... man sich noch vorher im Zimmer einen Kaffee zubereiten und die Fruehstuecksbox inspiezieren. 2 1/2 Stunden spaeter landeten wir in Cairns. Queensland wirbt nicht umsonst mit dem Slogan "Beautifull one day, perfect the next". Der Bus brachte uns nach ...

2/19  we woke up and caught a plain to cairns, pronounced "cans".  it was hot and humid, again we traded the crummy grey weather for nice blue sky and humidity that made you instantly sicky.  the day was spent exploring the city.  ...

... had a good experience with them in Cairns so after 1 hour we checked out of this nightmare and headed down the block to Mercure. A great choice! Our hotel is located in Potts Point, right next to the Kings Cross Train Station which makes our commute into ...

Ein toller Tag am Reef, den alle bis zum letzten Moment genossen haben. Die Ueberfahrt zum Aussenreef verlief ruhig. Eine grosse Anzahl der Gaeste hatte noch nie geschnorchelt und war am Anfang ein bisschen reserviert. Ich nahm dann einige ...

Wonderfull. A day cruise to the great barrier reef and a day trip to Kuranda. You must go there. And you must try the seabugs at the Raw Prawn Restaurant on the Esplanade. The totel is very good but not exactly in the ...

Der letzte Tag in dieser Gruppenkonstaltion. Mit dem Zug fuhren wir nach Kuranda. Ueber viele Bruecken hinweg, durch viele Tunnel hindurch und dann hielt unsere bunte Lokomotive auf einem Bilderbuchbahnhof. Das Regenwalddorf Kuranda ist ...

... the airport and waited for our flight.  We finally got to Cairns at midnight on Thursday.  We are staying at the Grand Mercure Apartments.  It fits the description; it’s an apartment with two beds, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a desk, a ...

... included treats and coffee, not a full blown breakfast buffet or anything of the like.  The tourist area restaurants in Cairns were, I found, extravangtly priced!!!!  I'm talking about $23 for a gyro with fries (chips)...OUCH!!!  Even the ...

... for two JR Rail Passes, after following all the ever so helpful signs we were waiting on our platform for the shuttle bus to the Mercure, a bit of a step up from the kind of places we normally stay in but it was needed for our first night. The drive into ...

... ;The beach was really nice with a pier. I really fancied so pancakes so we stopped on the way back.  Pete and I flew the following day and mum and dad were getting the train to Melbourne. We stayed a night in Cairns and then drove down to ...

... that it was old fashioned and not modern looking, which helped you imagine how the train was years ago.  We finally reached the Cairns station and went back to our Hotel. For dinner, we did our usual trend; go to places extremely far away and find ...

Our 5th flight of the trip took us to Sydney, the largest city in Australia and our last Australian stop.  We left Cairns a little later than anticipated on 11 October and landed three hours later (+one - we lost an hour because of daylight savings ...

... the first to be here.   I started the day before the history tour with a nice 6 am run through the city.  Similar to Cairns, the town was out and running, biking, and rowing.  I found my way to the river and had a nice run with the locals. ...

... had better weather for a day outside.  Everyone is very nice and helpful here.  Tomorrow we are leaving early in the morning for Cairns where we will stay for a few days to see the rainforest, the reef, and hang out in the sun.  I think ...