May 14
Wake up early ... at nine .. we prepare ... breakfast and on ... for today we booked a tour to
Phillip Island ... and three seats to the Penguin Parade. This is an island famous in Victoria because it's "home" for thousands of small penguins .. typical of South
Australia Could we go about ours, but then it would have cost a fortune, thanks to our Japanese Friend ... we booked on a Japanese site ... and at a cost of $ 80 per person (59 euros) spent an unforgettable day.
Included in the tour: transport by minibus (we were 21) - lunch - visit to a wildlife park - Penguin Parade -
Phillip Island visit the island - dinner
If we had done all by yourself ... we definitely spent a lot more! Megumi Brava!!
It takes us an hour and a half from the city center ... But the first step to a zoo where we saw the typical Australian animals and we fed kangaroos and emus ... We put ourselves in the street and crossing a bridge we arrive in this beautiful island ... Turning next to the Moto GP circuit we arrive at the "end" of the island .. a place called Nobbies Centre and do a good walk, there are predetermined paths, and Opteva also see seals .. but we were too far away ta damn!!
On the way to the parking lot of the Nobbies Penguin parade take a side street .. e. .. My mom .. the wild kangaroo!! beautiful ... a lot! I recommend you take this route!! a lot of nice pictures and the way to the penguins!
The reception center of the Penguins is very big inside, there are shops, dining and a large door ... From here you leave and go to the stage to see the penguins ... There are very strict rules, and woe to those who trasghedisce ... for example. FORBIDDEN is doing movies and pictures!! The day is not the best it is drizzling and chilly ... okay ... does anything ...
Our driver tells us that the best is to sit at the bottom left ... and he was right! We have just opened the doors we have to take a seat thrill your .. ahaha you have to "come to blows" with a lot of oriental .. but we did it!
Our autusta .. which also gave us a big pillow ... because the concrete is hard ... and cold ... and how we thanked him!! others were suffering and we enjoy a beautiful peaceful pillows on the show!!
The expected arrival time was around 17:30 ... 17:40 In fact, the first was seen at 17:32!! when I saw it I was saying a evvivaaaaaaaaaaa pinguinoooooooooo but rightly I restrained myself because otherwise I'd scared!! they came after him a lot!! Then we were told it was 5,000!! do you realize?? beautiful! tiny!!
Anyway ... after they have arrived .. We followed the path back to the pavilion and, since it is a path to the ground floor below us also walked the penguins going to their little houses! emotions that beautiful .. indescribable!! I leave the web site www.penguins.org.au
We then gathered all .. and went to the restaurant for pizza
May 16
Today another busy day!! Wake up at 9 ... we are with a friend who lives in
Melbourne and we're going to pick up the rental car ... my first time with the guide "against traffic" ... I must say that I thought even worse .. ahaha but everything went well! safe and sound.
Today our destination is the
Great Ocean Road ... which describes itself ... super lovely fabulously ... perhaps the most beautiful scenic road in
Australia ... if not the world!! There are fantastic traits .. along the ocean .. and traits that seems to have lost in the eucalyptus ... Wowww
We stop to take a map of that place .. The girl tells me that if we want to see wild koalas at Kennet River we have to stop ... O_O I look so wild koalas? but then bellooo first step .. Kennet River .. but because the girl was right?? We saw koalas .. 13 that they were blessed in the trees .. My mom how exciting .. suuper beautiful .. some others will not wake up ... and you can also go by car ... beautiful! Do super recommended!!
Then we head towards the 12 apostles ... my mom here .. to cry with emotion ... really beautiful and most grievously !!!!! do not seem so great in photos but when you get them ... it remains open mouth! really!!
It's too late ... is going down then back to the hotel ...
Park in
Melbourne is virtually impossible .. you have to pay a lot of money .. okay .. divide by 4 and so on ...
May 17
Since we have not seen the real
Melbourne .. Today it is the case ... We welcome our friend Megumi who returns to Japan .. T_T and we visit the city. We do a walking tour to Federation Square .. Square really strange .. Then there's the tourist point and then ask what we can do ...
We recommend that you take the free tram ... and in fact is what we did! This tram ride is free of all cities .. and if you do not have much time is perfect ... The buildings are many and sometimes obscure the city ... create a certain atmosphere ... Germany seems to be at times ... Get off the tram and we venture in the narrow streets, of course, the pedestrian zone, the center .. shops ... restaurants ... bars ... Yes, I have to say ... Europe is in the air in
Melbourne!