Sydney 24 May 2009

A trip to Sydney for Us...

The Yummy seafood that we had...

Wish i could pack back to canberra...

Opening the oysters right before your eyes...

Fishing boats... after unloading all the seafood...

Darling Harbour... Celebrating her 21st Birthday...

Preparing the fireworks for the night celebrations...

The Fudge Shop at Cockle Bay

An eventful day with demonstration protesting against the genocide of tamils in Sri Lanka.

ACT, Canberra Tour

ACT, Canberra Tour


Lake Burley Griffins

Colours of Fall

The Lake Cruise

Commonwealth Park

View of Lake Burley from the Commonwealth Park

The 3 colours of Fall at the Commonwealth Park

View of the Telstra Tower from Commonwealth Park

Rose Garden at the Old Parliament Gardens

Old Parliament Gardens

The current exhibition, Mrs Prime Minister

Steamboat in Autumn ... The Consecutive Days

Steamboat in Autumn ...

Last weekend, we found a place with yummy and fresh seafood, so happy was I that i bought fresh fish fillets , king prawn (on the right), banana prawn (on the left), etc. I was so fascinated by the difference types of fishes seen. The only con of the place is that it is very wet and has a fishy smell which is probably like the wet market in Singapore. Recently only after i started going marketing in australia, i started to know the difference between fresh and frozen food. Didnt realise that there is such a difference in the taste and prices. We have been so pampered by my mother thatwe have been eating fresh good seafood and all the things she cooked. The previous week, i bought cooked prawns and after some good advice from the fishmonger that i must freeze the prawns when i get home. Faithfully i did it but only to realise that it does not taste nice. Instead it became chewy. So i think that would be my last purchase of the cooked prawns. Think fresh ones stuck better with the two of us.

A idea struck and we decided it was good time to have steamboat (but australia does not seem to sell the steamboat cooker so we made our steamboat with our ricecooker and the stock, no abalone and chicken stock like my mum used to make... so we made do with tomato, onions, ikan bilis and 1 tablespoon of chicken knorr) amidst the cold weather and the yummy seafood and the sambal chilli from S'pore. It was so delicious that we had it for days in a row. Think my mum can relax and dont have to worry so much about what are we eating in australia after she sees these pictures.

Melbourne - ANZAC Day Long Weekend

Melbourne - ANZAC DAY Long Weekend

What is ANZAC day?
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25 April every year to honour members of the ANZAC who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during WWI. It now more broadly commemorates all those who died and served in military operations for the country.

Food during ANZAC day : The ANZAC biscuits



At the Melbourne Airport - Sculptures of Geelong. While waiting for our transfer to the hotel to arrive

St Paul's Cathedral - Day Scene


St Paul's Cathedral - Night Scene

Flinder Station, finally a shot with the blue sky...

The State Library

The State Library

Opposite the State Library. On this copper bench.

The once magnificent Parliament House is now a building for touristy photos.

Outside the City Museum of Melbourne

Princess Theatre opposite the Old Parliament House of Victoria, now the Parliament House has shifted to Canberra, ACT.

Winsor Hotel

Federation Square - Opposite Flinder Station. (Where the visitor centre is located)

The day scene of Yarra River and the skyline of Melbourne.

Opposite Federation Square

The City Circle Tram - Our main mode of transport during our stay in Melbourne.

Inside the nostalgic Circle Line tram that traversing through the heart of Melbourne.

The Horse Carriage - akin to Cinderalla's Pumpkin Coach?

The Museum of Melbourne, doesnt this photo look a little familiar?

The beautiful lavender in full blossom at the Carlton Garden

Outside the Public Bath of Melbourne, the wind is blowing so hard that i had to resist the wind.

Haigh's chocolates... hehe i can even get them without going to Adelaide... Yummy, me being me, bought chocolates... without the fear of getting heatiness.

Yummy delicious ice cream. 3 scoops in a cone... Tutto Bene, an italian cafe.

The luxurious interior of the Crowne Hotel and Casino

Night scenery of the Yarra River bank (taken from the Flinder Station)

Authentic Chicken Rice from Malaysia...

My sizzling plate of sambal prawns... yummy... especially when the temperature is only 10 degree outside.

Last photo at the melbourne airport before we head back home to canberra... a frosty and cold week ahead... but luckily, the sun is coming out, only for a short duration of the day.