We left the house at around 4:30am early morning last May 20, Wednesday, for our 8 hr flight to Sydney and then an hour flight to Melbourne. We arrived at the airport at around 6am and boarding time was around 8:30am since our flight was 9am.The 8 hr flight was sloooow. So slow. It was sucky especially there was no personal tvs and the tv was far from our seat and I didn't even bother watching. I mostly slept, ate and listened to music. Then finally, we arrived at Sydney leaving us with one more flight to Melbourne. Now to the worst part, our flight got delayed! Maybe for an hour. Not really delayed, but we are already in the plane when they said that there was zero visibility on the skies of Melbourne, since it was raining so hard there. So the plane went back on the gate while the cabin crew gave some snacks and refreshments. After an hour, our flight pushed through and arrived there at around 10- 11pm. My tito together with his wife and my tita gave us a warm welcome at the airport. I missed them so much! I just saw my tita last December when she went home for her yearly vacation here in the Philippines. But to my tito, I haven't seen him in two years! Both of them had been living in Melbourne for almost 20 years! This was their first time with my dad again to be together as siblings.

So going out at the airport... IT WAS FREEZING COLD! One layer of clothing was not enough, trust me. Melbourne was believed to have four seasons in one day!We went to my tito's house and got to see my cousins again. I can't believe they changed a lot! My cousins, namely Sarah, 16, & Renee, 12, had grew so much since the last time I saw them, which was two years ago! Sarah is now into fashion and Renee, too and she had grown so much!

Day 1!

So first day at Melbourne, we went to the city. Did a little shopping at Myer's and bought boots! and did some sightseeing. Also went to an art gallery since my sister wants to and it's free though haha. Then after, we walked to Eureka tower, the tallest skyscraper on all of Melbourne, to go to the viewing skydeck which has the view to almost the whole Melbourne! It was amazing! And we tried EDGE, it's somehow like a ride which you will be in a glass room in which you will see everything outside! It was so cool! And then after, we ate at a steakhouse and while we're finished eating, it rained so hard! We didn't have umbrellas with us an the cars are parked in a far location so we have to wait for the rain to stop. So far, day 1 was amazing! Here are some pictures!

Eureka tower!

Sister dragged us to a gallery just to see Picasso's works =))

Edge was awesome! 88th floors above ground.

Amazing view at the 88th floor from the viewing deck of Melbourne's tallest skyscraper, Eureka tower!

Two hour drive to Phillip Island. We stopped by for lunch at Amaze and Things which had a playground, picnic spots and mini-golf! My tita prepared Adobo and rice. I loved their Adobo oh my gosh. And then my cousins and my siblings and I went to the playground. After that, my tito offered me to play mini-golf, since he was an expert in golfing and why not give it a shot. I was getting the hang of it, until the rest showed up and my brother and dad golfed instead. It was really fun. And then we got gelato for dessert and went back to the road to go to the wildlife center. We arrived to the wildlife center and guess what, we are to feed kangaroos! We went searching for the kangaroos and then wallabies got in our way! Wallabies are just like kangaroos, just smaller. We fed some of them. And then we found the kangaroos! There were so much of them! A lot. They were all over! There are kangaroos following us and I fed a lot! There were this kangaroo who grabbed on to my hand! You can feel their teeth while they nibble to the food! And we also saw a kangaroo with a joey in it! Cute stuff. We go to the edge of the island to see some sealions at another small island. IT WAS SO COLD especially it was at the edge of the island. It was so windy. Gosh. And then we head to the Penguin Parade, an award-winning attraction in which small penguins come from the ocean and make their way to the beach and march down to their homes. It took so long till they arrived and it was so cold out! Until they arrived and there were a lot, and they arrive in packs and if they don't arrive with another penguin, they stop and wait for a penguin to come! They are so small! They are sometimes called the fairy penguins :) Then we head back to the road and stopped by a small street to eat Fish and Chips for dinner. And then back to the two hour drive going back. Fun and adventurous day! Here are some pictures :)

Day 3!

Went to the Queen Victoria Market for some souvenir shopping and we met up with the Cruz family and we split up for some hours to go to Chadstone, the fashion capital of Melbourne. Some mall-hopping and ate at Mcdo for lunch. And we went to Direct Factory Outlets for a lot of shopping haha. Found these leather jacket from Ripcurl that's sale from it's original price of A$170 to A$20!! Can't resist to buy! And went back home and ate dinner there with the Cruz family.

Day 4!

Last day to explore Melbourne :( Went to go go-karting with my tito, my dad, my bro and my two cousins. The rest went shopping at a chemist warehouse. So, especially, me as a kart racer, I must try the go-kart track at Melbourne! It was cool, but the karts were a bit shaky, unlike the karts here in the Philippines and I'm bit used to the faster karts :) Not to brag but I overtook my brother and cousins and also my tito a lot of times =)) My dad finished 1st, and other two strangers who went karting with our group finished 2nd and 3rd while I finished 4th, then my tito 5th and the rest still finished haha. Then we went to Harbour town to do some shopping! When they said it was sale, they weren't kidding, it's like a super mega sale compared here. Well, I loved this shop called Factorie hehe. Also Typo! Love all their stationeries and school supplies! Gosh, I want to go back so bad! After shopping, we stopped by a church. God must always comes first! We stopped by at the F1 race track at Melbourne at Albert Park. It was a street track so it was open and we can go to the pit stops! We stopped there and took pictures. We are such huge fans of Formula 1! And then we stopped by to buy pizza and pasta to eat for dinner at my tito's house. Then that's day 4. Pictures!

Day 5!

Not much for this day. Got up early for our 12 hour drive to Sydney. 12 HOUR DRIVE. So the Cruz family arrived and it was kinda emotional before we left. I kinda cried because it had been so long since we saw each other. The last time I saw my tito and his family is like, 2 or 3 years ago. And the next time they'll go here is I guess 2 more years to go. So, i'm gonna miss them, since my tito was so sweet, especially he call his daughters, "Darling". I think it's cute and really sweet. So we hit the road. First stop is after 2 hours, at Mcdo & Subway. Just drank hot choco haha. Then next stop is at another mcdo, haay. Next stop is at a submarine at the middle of the highway haha. Then the next stop after another. Until we arrived Sydney. And that's another blog post to wait :)