We snagged some of the free breakfast at 8
am sharp but we were too late for the corn flakes leaving us only some toasts
and milk. However it was pretty fine since all the food were free haha.
The first of our destination today will be
the Melbourne Aquarium that I have been dying to visit and you can count me as
an animal lover. The tourist guide said that the aquarium was full of many
unique Australian species and anyone who came to Melbourne should take a look
there. However the price was 37 AUD per person and it was a little bit over our
budget : ( On our way to the home of fishes and other aquatic animals, it got
cloudy and rained, lucky for me to have put an umbrella inside my bag and it really
saved our day. The cashiering lady was nice enough to let us use our ISIC card
as a discount and we got the tickets at 29 per person. We heard that many
places only accept the local student cards as discount…
The aquarium weren’t big but it twisted around
making the whole exhibition very satisfying. We started out from the penguins,
to the seahorses and weird fishes and reptiles. There was this enormous tank
that surrounded the visitors and you could see sharks and big fishes, even some
divers scrubbing the tank all around you! Roxie said she liked one of the
sharks with a comb-like saw the best and she called him Mr. Comb and it was
very cute, she just followed him all around. As for me, I found myself in favor
of one big and greyish fish with the nickname of Mr. Background, I guess we
were both the only to have noticed its existence among all the visitors! We
continued south after leaving the aquarium and arrived at the famous Crown
Casino, since we don’t gamble and bet, we just took some pictures as in memory
of the place then left.
We had McDonald’s for lunch and they didn’t
quite fit inside our stomachs. There were two pickles inside a beef burger and
the person who put everything together just piled the two pieces together…Roxie
and I found this park that came with this really cool name: Batman Park. It had
nothing to do with Christian Bale or any bats at all, only some peaceful birds
resting on the lawn. I was thirsty at the time so I took a sip from the
drinking fountain by the river bank which tasted awful! Roxie kept saying that
it must be from the water of the river and it was full of poop of catfish…
After that, some kind of Melbourne Art
Centre got in our way so we might as well just pay it a visit. It was full of
people in suits rushing and busying with their work. It was just a boring stop
after all haha. All of the locations we visited today were nothing worth
mentioning except the amazing Aquarium in the morning, but we were not ready to
let today go down into the drain so we continued Northward targeting the
superbly famous Queen Victoria’s Market. The wind blew so hard that both of our
bangs flew up high showing our forehead. People around us were all looking battered
and no one was in his or her best condition.
We heard that Queen Victoria’s Market was
like a traditional market full of localized booths and people. Both of us were
willing to walk for so long and endure the strong wind only to find it closed
when we reached the destination. I patted on Roxie’s shoulders and consoled her
about coming here some other day. (it only opens from Thursday to Sunday) The
day was already pitched dark at 5 and we felt blind wandering on the streets,
and even bumping into each other sometimes. We bought some ingredients at an
Asian Supermarket Hometown and it did make us feel home. I saw all kinds of
snacks and drinks from Taiwan but the price tag was pretty high. Our dinner was
decided there: one big cabbage, some tomatoes, beef balls and mushrooms plus
noodles. Roxie’s cooking made everything tasted great and both of us received
nine beef balls equally and that satisfied my big appetite.
Both of us went for a stroll to Coles, it’s
always good to stretch one’s body after consuming much food. We added in a long
tube of ham and six onions, 12 eggs and a box of nuggets, it’s time to cook
ourselves some breakfast instead of snagging the free ones with the others in
the morning. I microwaved some nuggets and fried them in the pan after going
back, which was much appreciated by Roxie : )
We found some big fruity jellies in the free
food basket and after making sure that they hadn’t expired, we stuffed them in
our mouths and tasted great.
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