Initially, I did not really feel like going out today. But since my holiday is so short, I decided to have fun! We went to Mt. Dandenong. The journey there was not smooth though. We missed the first bus but luckily we did get on time for the train. Then, we saw another bus passed by in front of our very eyes! And you can ask Li Ping how ‘difficult’ the journey was.
Nevertheless, we had a genial time at Skyhigh Mt Dandenong Observatory. Despite the gale, the bird’s eye view of Geelong to Dandenong Ranges made the trip worthy. We could even roughly see the outline of Monash University with naked eye! The scenery in the garden was also quite breathtaking. Afterwards, we had a brief stroll along the Forest Walk. Unlike the typical rainforest found in Malaysia, the canopy is actually quite sparse and rays of sunlight could reach the dry forest floor. Of course, we took a lot of photos!
Afterwards, Ryan suggested us to go for a ride on the famous Puffing Billy steam train. We discussed about this during breakfast and he just quickly printed out bus and train timetables online as a backup plan. The journey there was quite exhilarating. The road was so windy that I nearly puked! For an hour trip, the concession ticket was quite expensive. But the view along the way was spectacular! I did not expect to see Port Philip Bay at all. When the train was on the famous Trestle Bridge, there were even drivers who stopped by and took our photos. I even managed to took a photo with vineyards in the background. The train operators also kindly showed us the coal-fuelled train engine. We went all the way up from Belgrave to Emerald and the wind was growing in force and speed.
And we just could not stop having fun! For dinner, we visited Korean BBQ in Clayton since Siaw Tze was craving for Korean food. We ordered BBQ chicken, pork, beef and octopus. And the waiter even fried rice on the hot plate! Everyone was already famished so the food was finished in a second.
Only then we headed back home and I had a really nice hot shower!
1 comment:
oh, i didn't know about trestle bridge...or that it's famous =P
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