Day 3 - it was the first day we entered the city. From Mooroolbark to Melbourne CBD, it takes about 45 minutes by car. Since we were really tired from our journey to GOR, we decided to leave home by 11am.
As usual, I made breakfast for my family and packed some food for our day out in the city centre.
First stop when we reached the city was at the carpark. Everyone knows that parking in the city is really expensive. Before we left Malaysia, my husband already researched alternative places for parking our car. There are some apps and/or websites that help you search for parking spaces in and/or nearby the city with affordable rate per day. There is one app called Parkinghound in which we can rent a private owner's parking space for a day or a number of days based on an agreement with the owner. The parking charged is usually calculated based on per day, for example, AUD6.80/day. But, you have to pay for a security deposit for the access key, using your credit card.
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| We parked our car here - it is a well-kept parking lot and secure. We rented the paking space for 3 days. The rate is AUD6.80/day but we need to pay for security deposit AUD120 first. The depoist is refundable. |
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| Azzahra is enjoying summer flowers |
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| Blossom flowers in the city |
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| Finally, we are in the city! |
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| A view in the city |
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| The city was decorated for Christmas celebration |
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| A classic circle city tram - an icon for Melbourne |
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| Flinders Street Station - close-up view |
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| Flinders St Station from another angle |
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| Queen Victoria Market - a must-go place if you are in Melbourne CBD. This is the place where we can buy souvenirs at cheap prices. You should go there early in the morning because they usually close at 2pm. |
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Outside Queen Victoria Market
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You can find this famous food truck selling doughnuts outside Queen Victoria Market
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Another food truck just outside Queen Victoria Market
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| Another attraction in the city is Australian Centre for Moving Images (ACMI) |
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| Aiman took this picture as he was attracted to this object - looks like Eiffel Tower from far |
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| Father and son bonding time |
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| You can see many birds in the city in the summer |
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| A statue outside a church in Melbourne City |
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| On a bridge crossing Yarra River |
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| Some water activities on Yarra River |
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| at SouthGate, Yarra River |
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| somewhere along Yarra River, in the background is Eureka Skydeck |
These are all at SouthGate, Yarra River
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| on Evan Walker Bridge - crossing Yarra River |
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| on Evan Walker Bridge with Eureka Skydeck at the back |
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| At last, my husband managed to 'touch' Eureka Skydeck! |
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| at a Memorial Park which has all the countries in the world |
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| Arissha with her koala bear in front of a landmark |
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| Aiman at Melbourne Grammar School. Melbourne Grammar School is the best grammar school in Australia |
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| Arissha at another entrance gate to the school |
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| From Grammar School, we went to RMIT. This is a student lounge at RMIT |
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The kids outside RMIT
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Below are pictures in RMIT
Outside State Library of Victoria
At dawn
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| Walking towards Medina Melbourne for Maghrib & Isya prayers |
Next is spending our day outside Melbourne City, berry picking in Yarra Valley.
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