The week started off by waking up at 3 am in order get checked into the airport with plenty of time for our 6 am flight to Melbourne. Once we finally arrived, checked in to our hostel and got some much needed coffee and breakfast, we went off to explore the city and get our first taste of Australia! Below are all pictures taken in Melbourne:
Federation Square |
An artists work of people's regrets written on paper water (or tear?) drops |
After the early wake up and quite a bit of walking and exploring, we all took a well deserved nap in the afternoon, and took it pretty easy for the rest of the day. On Tuesday, we bought day/night passes to go up the Eureka Skydeck, which is highest viewing platform in the southern hemisphere. The views of Melbourne from up so high were awesome! Personally, I preferred the night time experience, being able to see all of the city lights from above.
Before dinner, we also walked down by the harbor and continued to see the walkable parts of the city. A delicious dinner was followed by gelato (there were gelato places EVERYWHERE) before heading up for the night view from the Skydeck and then exploring some of the (limited) Melbourne nightlife.
Wednesday, I was off to Gold Coast to visit Steph! I spent most of the day in Melbourne, and then arrived in Gold Coast around 10 PM. Thursday was a busy day, as we started off at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary to see some Australian wildlife. The highlight was getting to hangout with some kangaroos!
These guys were everywhere! |
Dingos |
The week (and all of break) was amazing and I'm so lucky to have had the opportunity to do so much traveling. Also a big shout out to my parents for the early Christmas gift which allowed me to go to Australia! :)
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