Monash Green. Where my crib lays. [Photo courtesy of Jan]
We woke up early. Earliest of all the days ever since holiday started. Reason: To go to Springvale. My parents had planned to cook in Melbourne for us since its been a long time we had some "proper" homecook food ;) thus, the springvale trip.
My dad n mum. [Photo courtesy of Jan]
It takes approximately 15 minutes for us to walk to the train station, and that kinda came as a shock to my parents and sister. Wellz, not surprising, since it was a shock to me when i first abandoned my life with my baby VIOS and took up walking here =P
My sister, my parents, and Jia. [Photo courtesy of Jan]
The surprise of the day: There is actually off-peak metlink ticket!! According to the ticket counter's officer, if we travel after 9am in the morning, we are eligible to purchase off-peak tickets, which, is cheaper than a full fare ticket. Geez, been cheated for a blardy semester. Screw you metlink!
A Off-Peak Daily Zone 1+2, $9.30. A Daily Zone 1+2, $9.90! [Photo courtesy of Jan]
The arrival to Springvale just presented as another small town to them, and more walks as we make our way to the market...
Springvale [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Not much to talk about the market as like any other markets around the world, it has meat, seafood and veges....my parents were walking around looking for things that cannot be bought in Msia, while my sister was snapping away with the camera taking photos, with me n jia bringing my parents to the shops they wanna see...in conclusion, we were basically all over the market...
Veges... [Photo courtesy of Jan]
More veges... [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Meat... [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Seafood... [Photo courtesy of Jan]
We finally finished our market trip with lots of stuff and a very hungry stomach...and my dad suggested the Italian place in Clayton called La Porchetta for lunch...apparently, that place had been his friend's favorite place (the Lygon Branch) when she was studying in Melbourne 10+ years ago... -_-
My sis and her Italian Thick Hot Chocolate [Photo courtesy of Jan]
After lunch, all of us dragged ourselves back home, stored all the stuff into the fridge...and had a small rest...before we all scrambled to our feets again to head towards the city...
Nothing much in the city...we just walked around...visited the tourist information center...had coffee in Brunetti...met up with my high school friend eric and had dinner together...visited Crown hotel and casino...basically a typical tourist routine =P
Cool car... [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Huge-ass chess being played on the streets [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Me and my family...in front of a taxi stand? -_- [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Me and mum @ Brunetti's [Photo courtesy of Jan]
Me, Eric, and Sis after dinner[Photo courtesy of Jan]
Sis and Crown [Photo courtesy of Jan]
The day ended as we went back home beaten n tired...check out the next post for day 3... =P
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