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We went to Melbourne, Australia on 1 - 6 December for work and holiday purposes. This post compiles all of our journey experiences in Melbourne, Australia.
* December is the beginning of summer in Australia in which daytime is longer than at night. So, it's a great time to explore the country and have more activities outdoor.
** Prayer times in Melbourne basically are like this: 4-5,50am: Subuh, 1.20-5.25pm: Zuhur, 5.30-8.29pm: Asar, 8.30-10.15pm: Maghrib & 10.15pm-3.59am: Isya
*** We flew with Garuda Indonesia, from KLIA (depart at 12.50pm) to Soekarno-Hatta (arrived at 1.50pm & depart at 7.30pm - local time) to Tullamarine (arrive 6am - local time)
Our itinenaries:
Day 1 - Yarra Valley
- 6am: arrive in Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne
- 7am: pick up our rented car - a shuttle provided for us by the the car rental company, Auzrentals
- 8am: leave Tullamarine
- 9am - 12pm: search for food & masjid
- 2pm: leave for Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, Yarra Valley
- 3pm: arrive at Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, Yarra Valley
- 5pm: leave for Mooroolbark - our rented accommodation
- 5.30pm: drop by Coles Supermarket, Mooroolbark
- 6pm: arrive at 38 Struan Ave, Mooroolbark, Victoria
Day 2 - Great Ocean Road Day Trip
- 8am: leave home for Great Ocean Road Day Trip
- 2pm: arrive at Twelve Apostle, Port Campbell - Twelve Apostle to Lorch Ard Gorg is very near, 3 minutes by car
- 3.15pm: arrive at Lorch Ard Gorg & London Bridge (we had our lunch in the car due to windy day)
- 4pm: leave for Kenneth River - to see koalas in the wild
- 6pm: arrive at Apollo Bay - take a short break
- 7pm: arrive at Kenneth River - managed to see 2 koalas in trees & prayed jamak Zuhur & Asar
- 8pm: leave for Geelong
- 10:20pm: arrive at Geelong - prayed jamak Maghrib & Isya
- 11.15pm: search for halal food - we were not lucky because it was almost midnight, most diners were already closed
- 1am - arrive home - finally
Day 3 - Queen Victoria Market & Mebourne CBD
- 11am: leave home for Melbourne City Centre
- 11.15am: drop by Coles to buy some drinks & doughnuts
- 12.30pm: arrive at Parkhound Parking - leave our car there
- 1.20pm: ride a bus to City Centre
- 1.40pm: arrive at Queen Victoria Market - closed at 2pm
- 2.30pm: have lunch nearby Queen Vic Market
- 3.00pm: ride a tram to Flinders Street Station - free city circle tram
- 3,30 - 6.00pm: stroll in the city centre - SouthGate by Yarra River, Eureka Sky Tower & stopped for jamak Zuhur & Asar prayer
- 6.00 - 8.00pm: visit RMIT & State Library
- 8.30pm: pray jamak Maghrib & Isya at Melbourne Madinah on Exhibition St
- 9.00pm: ride a bus back to carpark Parkhound Parking
- 10.30pm: arrive home
Day 4 - Jay Berries, Bathing Boxes & St Kilda
- 11.00am: leave home for fruits picking at Jay Berries, Yarra Valley
- 12.00pm: arrive at Jay Berries - you can eat the fruits that you pick
- 2.30pm: leave for Bathing Boxes, Brighton Beach
- 5.00 - 7.00pm: arrive at Bathing Boxes, Brighton Beach - had late lunch & prayed jamak Zuhur & Asar prayer
- 7.30pm: arrive at St Kilda Pier
- 8.30pm: leave St Kilda
- 9.30pm: arrive home & have dinner
Day 5 - Melbourne Museum & Park & Woodlands National Park
- 7.30am: check out from our rented accommodation
- 8.30am: arrive at National State Library for OZCHI conference
- 9.00am - 5.30pm: Melbourne Museum & Park
- 6.00pm: leave Melbourne City for Coburg
- 6.30pm: pray jamak Zuhur & Asar at a shopping mall near Woodlands National Park
- 7.30 - 8.00pm: arrive at Woodlands National Park - to see kangaroos in the wild
- 8.40pm: arrive at Coburg Mosque - pray jamak Maghrib & Isya
- 9.30pm: have dinner at Musa Kebab
- 10.30pm: go back to Coburg Mosque for Isya & for permission to sleep over
- 11pm: get permission to spend a nite at the mosque
Day 6 - Bye-bye Melbourne
- 4.00am: pray Subuh at Coburg Mosque
- 4.30am: leave for Tullamarine Airport
- 5.00am: drop off our rented car at parking port
- 5.15am: take shuttle van to go to the airport
- 5.30am: arrive at Tullamarine Airport
- 8.30am: depart from Tullamarine to Jakarta, Indonesia
- 12pm: arrive at Soekarno-Hatta Airport (local time) (Jakarta is 4 hours behind Melbourne)
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