The sun finally decided to come out and play on our last day in Gold Coast.


Standing out there in the water was just so soothing. I wished it was a bit warmer so I could take a swim. Maybe next time.


Just check out how clean and clear the water is. It was beautiful.


Digging a hole for myself


...literally


These little pebbles were adorable. Each of them unique. It was very inspiring. Not sure if it was in the songwriting kinda way, but who knows, maybe it just might spark something.




Everyone does the Jetstar jump


I think I prefer mine


It was time to say goodbye to the beach town that spelled holiday in the air. I was a bit hesitant to leave despite the fact that the people in Gold Coast weren't as friendly as Melbourne. It was probably the very thought of saying goodbye to a place that gets to me as I haven't gotten numb to travelling yet. Oh well, Gold Coast, tick! Looking forward to the next trip to discover Australia.

Labels: Australia, Beach, Gold Coast, Holiday

It was still pretty gloomy on Day Two but it was okay because Sea World awaited!


Gotta love the bright colours although the photo doesn't really reflect it. We missed the Sesame Street show but I think it was probably too kiddy anyway.


I love the polar bear. It reminds me of Bundaberg Rum. It's kinda cool to see a polar bear here. I mean, it's a bit weird because they are usually associated with the Arctic covered with thick ice and blistering cold. I guess that's why I was so fascinated. Make a trip to Sea World and it will bound to bring out the kid in you.


I guess the fuss over cute penguins has died down a little bit, but they're still pretty cute, no?


One of the staff feeding Reggie The Penguin straight from the bowl. He can't be bothered putting on a show for the folks anymore these days.


The dolphin show was awesome! Somehow I was just lost in it the whole time. The music that accompanied the show was just spot on although the speakers that hung right above us sounded like it was going to fall off. It must have been a broken speaker cone.


Aww...One of the lucky children from the audience that got to play with the dolphins.


A view from the top


The corkscrew roller coaster, similar to the one in Genting. I was surprised that there wasn't a queue for this ride. It a cool ride but anything more than once would have made me sick and spoil my entire trip.


Shark Bay was really cool. You get to see it from the top and it was already way cool to see all the deep sea marine life from that view but then when you go inside the underwater view and this is what greets you as you enter.


A wow moment indeed. I have a thing for the brilliant blue colours. I don't know why. It reminded me of my trip to Aquaria in KL.


There were definitely heaps of sharks but the best part was seeing a real life hammer-head shark for the first time! One more childhood dream to tick off the list.


Ah, the seal show. I was expecting something similar to Tarronga Zoo's in Sydney but this was a pleasant surprise because there was a bit of a play happening.

We pretty much spent all day at Sea World and crashed after that. More of the Gold Coast trip tomorrow. I'm zonked!

Labels: Australia, Gold Coast, Holiday, Sea World

25 June 2009
Arrived in Gold Coast. About a year ago, the wife and I bought crazy cheap tickets to Gold Coast and the day finally came to hit up the sunny coast.

This is what I call the Straight Lines garden. Took this pic while we were in the shuttle bus on the way to the hotel. Oh, Straight Lines because this design is like Silverchair's Young Modern album cover art and Straight Lines was their first single.


I saw this on Discovery Channel once, if I am not mistaken. It sure looks cool from the outside.


This hotel looks awesome and I wanted to have a meal there but there weren't enough meals in a day to try everything.


This was how the beach looked like on Day One. Pretty gloomy eh?


The town centre, on Cavill Avenue.


Surfer's Paradise by day




I appreciate art like this.


For some reason, there seem to be heaps of Irish pubs in Gold Coast as well as Brisbane. I might have to do a little bit of a history lesson to find out why there are so many Irish pubs up in Queensland! I've always loved Irish Stews anyway, so it was a good excuse for one and this stew was AWESOME! Oh, and this was at Lansdowne Road Irish Tavern. Free plug for them.


The steak sandwich was incredibly sumptuous too. I never had a steak sandwich that tasted this good. Those that I've had were usually too dry but this one was juicy and very tasty!


The almighty Hard Rock Cafe. I used to love them and it was sort of a childhood dream to visit every single one in the world and get a t-shirt from each one but then that childhood dream sort of slipped away a bit. Plus, the t-shirts aren't as cool anymore. I guess the times changed. It's still really cool to check out all the memorabilia though. There's just this rustic feeling about it, you know?


Surfer's Paradise by night.


Day One was pretty chilled out as we didn't want to do too much the day we landed. After all, we were on holiday. What better time to relax?

More pictures tomorrow!

Labels: Australia, Gold Coast, Holiday

Duck Pizza @ The Good Life. One of the best pizzas I've ever had.


Drving back from the wine fest.


Shiraz gelati that tasted nothing like Shiraz.


At the Seppeltsfield winery. Yummy Tokay!


Chateu Yaldara.

Labels: Adelaide, Australia, Holiday

This winery had magnificent views.




The vineyard was vast.




Real acorns.




This flower is so vibrant it almost looks too good to be real.


We don't see lemons growing on a tree like this very often.


I should have chosen a bigger orange to do that.


Oranges this time round.

Labels: Adelaide, Australia, Holiday