today's plan was to head to Victoria Harbour, Telstra Dome and followed by lunch.. however, we didnt know that there would be a very huge barrier in between!!! literally!the photo on the left shows a tram stopping in front of the station..
we head down towards Victoria Harbour and the first thing that greeted us was the Southern Cross Station.. it reminded me of the days in Europe, where i get to see train stations like that.. only this is cleaner!
and this is my favourite tram for this trip!
there are offices in the station itself.. interesting office, i must say!
we went up the escalator in the station because it will lead us to Victoria Harbour and Telstra Dome.. well, it led us to one other thing called the 'Direct Factory Outlet'!!! THE BARRIER!!! and it kept us there the whole afternoon!!! Geez! shopping, lunch and more shopping! wahaha..Mum was right, taking it easy is indeed the way to go, huh? lucky me! lunch was at Kebab World in the DFO.. we ordered a Mixed Plate (A$10.50) of Lamb and Chicken with a Salad of Lettuce, Onions, Feta Cheese, Olives and Tomatoes, topped with Garlic Sauce.. it's very difficult to not have something delicious coming out of all these ingredients!
after we finished 'touring' the DFO, we finally moved on to what we set out to do today.. it was getting pretty late and it was really windy when we got out of the DFO..Mum was pretty adamant about going to Victoria Harbour still.. so we braced ourselves against the wind and moved towards that direction..
Mum bought me a sweater from Cotton On Body that i have been eying!!!
it was initially A$40 and then it was down to A$20 in Rundle Mall.. but i didnt buy it.. and at the DFO, it was going for A$10!!! wahaha.. lucky me!!! the sweater came into good use because the weather took a drastic change and started raining!
from Telstra Dome, we could see Victoria Harbour but we didnt managed to get down to it because the rain and wind was against us! we traced our way back but had to hide under the shelter of the Telstra Dome.. many people who have just got off work were taking shelter there too.. the wind was simply too strong and it started to pour not long after!
Left: this was where we were hiding from the rain and wind.. in the little corner behind the pillar at Gate 1! Right: the bridge leading from Southern Cross Station to Telstra Dome..
we came out of hiding after the rain has stopped.. but it was still windy and very cold.. i really didnt know my finger was that close to my camera lens because i cant feel them anymore!!! if you try hard enough, you can see a rainbow in this photo..we crossed the bridge back to the DFO and went in to the first warm place that we saw, Theobroma Chocolate Lounge! it was a good choice.. hot chocolate and tea couldnt go wrong in any way! i got Mum a Honeydew Green Tea and myself a Belgian Milk Chocolate, in a mug.. not that i'm craving for that much Hot Chocolate.. but because of the way it is served!
the large one, served in a Mug, has a candle holder at the bottom of the mug! there's a candle burning to keep the hot chocolate warm! i later found out (as usual, goggle it) that they have branches in Malaysia too!!!Geez.. i'll put this place as my 'must-go' place when i get myself to KL the next time! i promised myself to go back to Melbourne to get that Mug set (they are selling it for A$29!) and the teabags (A$26 for 50 teabags)! looks like i can get them in KL too!
we went to Coles after warming ourselves at the Chocolate Lounge to get more drinking water and fruits.. for dinner, Mum wanted to eat the Nong Shim Shin Ramyun that i had for breakfast yesterday.. but i had enough of instant noodles and bought a Whopper Junior Meal from Hungry Jack's before heading back to the hotel.. we had dinner in the room after getting more hot water from the cafe.. Mum ended up eating half of my Whopper, i know she likes it! haha..
packing was in process after dinner as we'll be checking out tomorrow! what's more, we have got more (much more) things to pack today after the DFO! haha!
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