Da Life in Da Auzzie~: Brighton Beach...along with Sandringham Beach

Melbourne had been providing excellent weather lately.

So nice, that skies are blue, clouds are white, birds are chirping and flowers are blooming.

Thus, not wanting to miss this weather but in the same time to avoid the crowd, me n Jia has decided to visit the beaches that we had been wanting to explore long ago.

While waiting for the bus...

We took the 703 bus towards Middle Brighton (the last station), in which the bus driver changes shift in Oakleigh South. Overall it took us approximately 45 minutes to get there...and something weird about the bus is, the further we go, the more old people get on the bus. Seriously, at one point, its only me n Jia the young ones, the rest, including the bus driver, looks like they are more than 65 years old. 0_0

As we arrive Middle Brighton, it really does give us a total different feel. It feels so......Western?? -_- I mean...in Clayton, it feels more like a Chinese and Indian town, considering the local Aussies has a lower population than them. However, in Middle Brighton, we cant really see any Asians around...which totally changes the feel of it.

We walked around in Middle Brighton Town and decided to have lunch in this small cafe called The Alley Cafe, which is located right next to the train station. Operated by a Turkish husband and wife, although the cafe is small and empty, the food is pretty darn good. I ordered their special Omelette and Latte while Jia ordered a Hot Chocolate.

The omelette contains dried tomato, some kind of meat and some kind of leaves and some kind of spices =P. Not sure what is it, must be some turkish stuff, but it does taste damn good. =P

The Alley Omelette

The Hot Chocolate,with my Latte behind

The Alley Cafe

After the satisfying lunch, we took a train (one station away) from Middle Brighton to Brighton Beach.

Middle Brighton Station

One first thing we realize as we got off the train, is that the sky has suddenly became quite cloudy with dark clouds...

Dark clouds @ Brighton Beach

Then, we realized, "Hey, the beach is right there!"

See that tiny-winy portion of the sea between the gap?

You see, we werent sure if there is a beach here. Yes, the place is called Brighton Beach, but there is a place called Darling but no darlings there, a place called Batman but no batmen there as well, thus we wouldnt dare to assume that Bright Beach has a beach in it. =P

Anywayz, the fact that there IS a beach there got us scrambling across the roads to reach the beach, and...wa-la!! We were there in less than 5 minutes later:

The beach is half covered by dark clouds and blue skies

Me checking out the signs

This beach is beautiful. Just absolutely beautiful. Because its a Friday, the whole beach is empty and clean. The water is so clear that u can see through it to the bottom. This kinda beach can be seen in Malaysia only at places like Lang Tengah where u have to take a 10 hour bus ride then 2 hour boat ride to a preserved island with basically no facilities. This place took me 45 mins of bus ride and 3 mins of train ride.

Anywayz, some pics of Brighton Beach:

The crystal clear water

Me & Jia @ Brighton Beach

A Glow of Brightness On The Sea

A View of the City from the beach

An old tunnel we found while walking back

The Tunnel

We left Brighton Beach, went to the train station, and went further down the Sandringham Line, to the end of it to be precise, to visit the Sandringham Beach.

Sandringham Station

Sandringham Beach is slightly smaller than Brighton's, but the water is still crystal clear, and its still beaufiful...and at this day at this time, it is also empty....

Pics of Sandringham Beach: