Winter trip (part 3)

As for the last part of our winter adventure, we did a stop-by at Richmond town. This place never fails to capture me with its beauty, something magical, alluring, and positively a good place to retire too. The closest comparison I could provide would be something like "Montville" near Brisbane, though its less touristy.

People often refer the quality of meat based on where the animal comes from. In such a situation, I must say that these duck meat must be really delicious..

Hahaha... I am just kidding about it..
The Richmond Bridge
More roast ducks.. opps..
And finally, the bridge again.

Well... Richmond is more than a bridge, its just that I was too overwhelmed by its beauty that I've forgotten to take some pictures of the shops and buildings.

This sums up the entire winter trip for me.. Though I must confess that my travelling adventure have not stopped here.. More adventures ahead..

The upcoming photos are my favourites among the lots...It has got nothing to do with my photography skills... In the first place, the photos aren't fabulous, but the places are. I am just wondering how can anyone deny the presence of God with such creation. To have it, you will need an architecture, a draftman, a builder, a painter, an aesthetic designer, a landscaper, and many others to accomplish it. Well.. .. these places are created by neither of them and hence, only the Big Man up there can be responsible for it.

The blow hole
Tasman arch

The last part of the photos will feature our trip to Richmond town. Stay tuned.

Port Arthur (part 2)

The adventure continues on our Tasman Peninsula trip, as we embark on our main destination, Port Arthur.

This place has many things to be proud of, or should I say "being famous about". Firstly, this place used to be an old prisoner colony, where all the convicts of England are sent to. Many of which form the ancestry line of the current Australians today.

Secondly, the world largest single-man massarce took place right in this place.. A man by the name of Martin Bryant took down 35 lives in a single event during 1996. Interestingly, one of the victims is the uncle of my friend from Malaysia. The guy was on his holiday that day, with his mistress.. Yes...!!

Thirdly, Port Arthur is soon to be classified as a World Heritage site, a recognition shared by famous locations such as the Cradle mountain and Gordan river.

I shan't blabber much further... Let the pictures do the telling of these marvellous place.

Non-functioning Post office in Port Arthur

Some random bell-like flowers... * This is for you Sheng!!!
A close-up look of it.
This is for you... Hao! Don't really need much explanation as to why it was dedicated to you.
Silhouette of 2 parrots on a tree..


The magnificent Port Arthur
Isles of the dead; where the dead were buried.
Feeding time for the gulls..
Another view of some randon structure of Port Arthur





Oooooo.. I like this picture.






Actually, alot of the buildings remind me of Harry Potter.

More on Tasman Peninsula in the next post.. :)

Tasman Peninsula (Part 1)

One day right after my trip to Sydney, we lead a group of students to Port Arthur, Tasman peninsula to be exact. I shall introduce the place over a period of weeks as there are simply too many pictures to feature in one post.

A look out of the Eaglehawk neck

Tessilated plates formed by natural erosion and earth movements, resulting in this fascinating creation.
A closer view of it.



It is really hard to explain the sort of feelings I experienced during those moments. It is really up to one to sense it personally. To me, Tasmania is a really unique place.... Some people call it the "Tassie Magic". As for me, its like the artist's room of God, where He perform His artistic work at...

Food..

Well.. I thought I should share some of my gourmet experiences with you guys before I proceed on with my Port Arthur trip details..

Fish Divine Home-made Cookies n' Cream ice cream.. Simply.. Delicious.. If I would to rate it in comparison with ICG, this one reigns.. !!!

Cookies n' cream

Rum n' Raisin (June's)

Tempura King Prawn

Pasta bolognese (Er Li and Wei Liang's)

Fish Tasting plate (With 4 different kind of fish, each cook in it's perfected style)

(Above) Ratatouille

Battered Fish n' Chips (Bottom)

Soft Shell Crab

This fish takes the lead "Triple tail".. Grilled in perfection..

Well... that's so much for my Fish Divine feast... By the way, Fish Divine is voted the 2nd best Australia's Seafood restaurant by the locals and it located at Airlie beach, near Whitsunday islands.

Sydney (part 4)

More of Sydney continues from here...

After church on Sunday, we decided that we'll visit "The Rocks". Famous landmarks or key places at this place includes the famous Darling Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Opera house (voted Australia's No. 1 most scenic place), pancakes on the rocks, and not forgetting the weekend market. This week was however special and different from the rest, as it was the "Aroma festival" week. Attractions of this festival includes Coffee, Tea, Chocolates and all things sweet and nice..

Though I must admit that I am not an ardent fan of coffee... the chocolate part did get my adrenaline pumping.. There were so many things that I had, ranging from thick gourmet hot chocolate to Max Brenner's waffle drizzled with hot chocolate sauce. Yummy.. !!!!

We had so many "Chai Latte" testing that we should have been awarded a diploma in tea appreciation la..

Darling Habour Bridge

Sydney Opera house
As the name suggestz..
Aroma festivallll...
As you can see, the place was crowded with people, so much so that I felt home..
I enjoyed the market pretty much..

Well... I guess this sums up my Sydney trip.. You wouldn't believe how much I have been travelling, knowing that this is my final semester and I will have to start work next year. Next post will include the trip to Port Arthur, Tasmania, where we lead a group of 28 students to this ex-convict settlement..