Melbourne Adventure 2002 brings back many fond memories as the trip was a many first moments for me. It was the first time B and I visited Australia, and it was the first time we celebrated New Year overseas. More importantly however, it was our first vacation in a foreign country as newlyweds. :)
We spent an entire 2 weeks in Melbourne at our buddy Zeff's beautiful home. I really have to thank Zeff again, for being gracious enough to accommodate our room and board throughout our entire stay. Despite his busy schedule, he made sure we saw and experienced everything of significance in Melbourne!
The 2 weeks in Melbourne was truly one of the best times for me. We bought a new digital camera just for the occasion and ended up bringing home more than 600 photos back home with us! Zeff was our photographer for that trip and he made full use of his photography skills to come up with such awesome pictures; everyone who saw them was very impressed!
South Bank, Yarra River
What I loved most about this trip was the fact that Zeff, B and I got to rekindle our friendship after a long time apart. I dare say the trip brought all three of us even closer than before. We ended the trip on a sombre note; all three of us were teary-eyed when saying goodbye on that last day. Our favourite picture from this Melbourne adventure is unanimously the one below. Aptly captioned, it serves to remind us of the moments we spent in Melbourne and our respective chosen drinks throughout that trip. What's great about this picture was that it was a candid shot taken by another mutual friend (in the picture above). We were exhausted after a day out in Melbourne and were definitely in no mood to smile...and yet the picture came out perfectly somehow!
Our next destination in Australia, one that we'd love to visit is Gold Coast! From the theme parks and attractions to the shopping and dining available there, Gold Coast has all the makings of a fun vacation for us and one of our goals this year is to make that trip happen.
Since Zeff is already back home in Malaysia, we'd need to find a reasonably priced hotel to stay when we visit Australia again so I've already started my research on the best available hotels in Gold Coast. If you're interested to visit other parts of Australia, you can also check out these great deals on hotels in Surfer's Paradise, hotels in Adelaide and Perth hotels as well. In the mean time, enjoy the pictures of my Melbourne Adventure 2002. If all goes well, you'll get to feast your eyes on more great pictures from our Gold Coast Adventure soon! :)
Since Zeff is already back home in Malaysia, we'd need to find a reasonably priced hotel to stay when we visit Australia again so I've already started my research on the best available hotels in Gold Coast. If you're interested to visit other parts of Australia, you can also check out these great deals on hotels in Surfer's Paradise, hotels in Adelaide and Perth hotels as well. In the mean time, enjoy the pictures of my Melbourne Adventure 2002. If all goes well, you'll get to feast your eyes on more great pictures from our Gold Coast Adventure soon! :)
61 comments:
Hi Marzie, i live Melbourne. I was there in year 2000 with my good friends.
Sorry for the few updates. My son is sick, cough and fever. Spending more time with him. I need more rest too. Take care.
Oh, lovely photos! Thanks for sharing :D
Australia is really clean!
Wow!!! Looks like you guys had a fun trip. I've never been to Australia, but have always wanted to...hehe:)
Very cool pictures! I can't wait to see the new ones you take on your next vacation. I felt like I went too..there for a minute, it ended so soon...hahaha! I'm so glad you're back...it seems like a long time since I heard from you. Yay Marzie!!!
GP! I love the pictures and patutler berseri2... pengantin baru rupanyer...:)
I love the picture of the two of you.. so candid and romantic lahh..
Hi MT, how nice to be staying there for a while, lucky you!
Sorry to hear ur son isn't feeling well, hope both of u get well soon. As always, it's nice to see u here today MT. :):):)
Nessa, it is really clean, buat malu kita je he he he... glad u enjoyed the pics! ;)
Yay! Hope u enjoyed ur little trip to Melbourne here Bobby lol... And you must visit Australia one day, it's really a wonderful place for a fun vacation!
LJ, he he he... hmmm yeah la, that time less than a year after we got hitched, berseri it seems lolz... Hey, which picture u're referring to? The hugging one or the lost in the zoo? ;)
Wow, looks like a great place to visit. Those are some nice pictures too! Any plans on going back?
Really nice photos.. A great trip you have !
Hola, I can see the box today !!
Faster faster.... click before it is gone again...haha :)
Those Aussie photos are really good memories. I can see how much weight B has loss over the years.
You are still as pretty ever.
Take good care of him, ok?
Hugs & love to you :)
Hi Rolando! Oh yeah, we went back there again 2 years later but I have to say the first visit was more fun! ;) Planning to go to Gold Coast next! :):):)
Yay, thanks Cheerful Day, we did have a great time on this trip! :):):)
YAY! So happy you can finally see my comment box today Jan!
These are some of my fave pics from the trip, it was truly a wonderful vakasi for us la! Will try my best to fatten B up but u know la how difficult that has been! Thanks for ur concern woman, love ya! :):):)
hahah.. dua2 pun cute... but i love the one yg hugging tu.... B very huggable then eh....
Ohhh he he..yeah I love that pic too, in fact I love all the pics! Don't remind me abt B being all "fluffy" back then la, now so skinny, heartpain to see! :(
Marzie!! Those pictures look like they are from postcards! So clear and really clean!! You and B look really happy as newlyweds too!! :)
Hope you enjoy your trip to the Gold Coast and make sure there are more picture perfect postings!
Cheers GP!!
Hola Adrian! Yeah, I agree...the pics turned out really great, Zeff took some really great pics didn't he? When we sent them for developing at the photo shop, the guy there was so impressed and even asked if Zeff was keen to take pics for them! :):):)
Working on GC now la, might have to postpone for a bit though due to work commitments! :(
Great pics!!
I am sure you had a good time!!!
Thanks Karen and yes, it was one memorable vacation indeed! :):):)
so nice.i wonder when i will have the chance to go there...sigh...my gf already been to there at her age of 16..aiks aiks..
Kim Fei!! You should go there for ur honeymoon, best! Then you and gf can make wonderful memories there too, I hope u get to visit Melbourne one day! :):):)
Melbourne does bring back great memories to me too. I have been there twice with my wife :) Never get bored of this place. So much to do and the countryside is so nice.
Hey Leslie, oh us too...we've been there twice. B has been to Sydney but not me. That's why we're considering Gold Coast now, somewhere both of us have yet to visit! :):):)
Wow, 600 pictures? That's an awful lot isn't it? LOL!
But on a serious note (like when have I ever been serious?) the pictures are excellent! :D
Yeah Nick, crazy right? 14 days mah, so many pics to take! Had to burn them on disc all lolz... anyway, happy they turned out really great! :)
This is a stunning and beautiful post! Well written and the pictures are amazing. WOW!! is what I have to say :-)
Speedy
hi, all the picture are beautiful..thanks
Wow love those pics! Gold Coast is an awesome place if u wanna have the most unforgettable vacation ever. Plan your vacation again soon and we all can see more of the lovely sights of Gold Coast here! Ya lah...if we can't go there for now, at least can see the pics right? Hehehe! =)
Nice pictures and sweet memories. I have been to a number of cities in Australia but somehow I still have not visited Melbourne.
Very soon probably if my son is going to study in Melbourne. :)
Eric!! And WOW is what I have to say to ur lovely comment here, thanks Speedy, glad u enjoyed the pics! Have a great day to you! :):):)
Thanks Hazel! Thanks for dropping by today yeah! :):):)
Yay! Nafa is here!! You've been to GC before? We're really hoping to make this vakasi come true, so we're definitely working towards it. I too can't wait to post GC pics here, hopefully can go soon yay!!
Uncle Sam! So nice la ur son going to study there soon, you should definitely send him off and take a couple of days to vacation there as well! Then can take more nice pics like ur last Nepal trip! :):):)
I remember these nice pictures! Remember I printed some of them in the office? Lol!
Awww... Very nice pictures and memorable moments indeed. :) Thanks for sharing.
Okay, tagging time he he he...
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Emila, of course I remember...banyak pulak tu! And remember how AA came in to ur room when we were happily printing it out and I could only smile at him innocently ha ha ha ha!!! :):):)
Thanks Crystal, I love the pics and the memories even more! Another tag for me? Okies, hopefully this one won't take me so long to post like the cartoon character meme lolz... ;)
actually kan gambar pink bus tu menarik sangat!
Ala...AA tak boleh cakap apa, dia pun selalu print banyak hehe!
I love the b&w picture as well GP.. so nostalgic gitu! Nape masam tu??
Marzie, B nampak lain sangat here! :) But now he nampak muda! Hehe..
Hi ladies! :)
Emila, betul tu, dia pun pakai byk benda opis he he! ;)
LJ, mana ad masam, dat was a candid shot actually and it's all three of us punya fave for this trip! :)
Debbs, perhaps cause he was chubbs time ni, now skinny! :(
Great vacation post, Marzie. Sigh, now I regret never going to Melbourne for vacation when it was so close by. I was always going to Gold Coast dulu. Surfers Paradise was nice. Dang, I miss Australia. Brings back memories. >:o >:o >:o >:o
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Bem!!! I wan to go to gold coast, don care!!!! Waaaaatch me write more pbs, so can save money and then I wanna go gold coast! Melboune dah gi 2 kali dah! :)
Gold coast is great! I pegi sampai muak dah all the theme parks hahah but I
want to go Melbourne la pulak ishhh
Oh Melbourne mmg best sangat sangat!!! U dah tgk my Melbourne adventure video kat MPG? First time pi Melbourne, we stayed for 2 weeks!! Then next round we stayed for 10 days fuyooo and so many things to shop there of coz! :)
Wow, sampai dua kali tu pergi melbourne, enjoy sakan betul tu, shopping pun
sakan la, good thing no injuries there heheheh
Hmmmm lets see…. Yeah Melbourne takde injury! We stayed with our good fren, so saved on akomodasi, dats why leh lepak2 sampai 2 minggu! U studied in Aussie ke?
Yeah I studied in Brisbane for 3 1/2 years, it was great lah, I was really
overweight there though hahahaha
Oh speaking of Japanese, have you tried that place in Pavilion? Pepper
Lunch, I ate there once, not bad, different concept la
here... http://bem850i.blogspot.com/2009/03/pepper-lunch-time.html
Wah 3.5 years in Aussie bestnye! I was in USA oso best gila! Best kan duduk obersea Bem??
Yes best, and call me weird but I stayed away from malaysians as much as I
can to get the authentic experience of living overseas hahah. Even malays
didn't recognise I'm malay pasal ada la sikit sikit cam korea or jepun my
face hahaha (that time la, now malay balik dah)
Ohhhhh I haven tried!!!! Nice ye??? My fave jap bistro is the talk, u dah pernah try? YUMMERS!!!!
http://www.mymariuca.com/2008/05/japanese-delight.html
Oh me too la Bem! My geng international students mostly, tak byk sgt melayu, yelah u know la melayu ni kan suka cakap pasal org and all that, but the good thing was that there were less than 30 malay students at my place.
Yeah, I avoided the melayus because of, you know what? Politics, orang kuat
ni geng ni lah orang kuat tu geng tu, aiya please la its australia for god's
sake hahahaha. Of course my closest buddies from here yang dah lama kenal I
hang out with la heheh
I faham Bem, laik they got nothing better to do that to berpolitik sesame sendiri kat obersea, so rather than wasting time and effort getting angry later, we just hung out with international students mostly. My area banyak blacks lagi lol!
waaaa!!! nice la!! uiseh! u hugging B leh!! 8-) 8-) 8-)
alamak! lost in the zoo??? hahaha!!
Ha ha thanks for visiting my ancient post Caroline! Sure la must huggy-wuggy, love mah…. LOL!! :)
He he lucky tak tersesat into a cage or something right? :)
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