Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Holiday Plans To Broome, Australia

Just few days ago, I received an email from an online booking company on accommodation all over the world, stating that I have a credit of $27 in my account and it will be expiring in September this year.  I accumulated that credit from my last year Europe tours where I stayed in some homestyle accommodation. Without hesitation, I forwarded this email to my son, he loves to travel and perhaps this year, he will take me somewhere again!  (Hope he is reading this part!)

It would be great if we could spend some time holidaying as a family again.  On my part, there is no restrictions anymore since I have retired from my job, I can go anywhere and anytime I like.  Yes, we have made some plans to go traveling and since there are four of us, one has suggested going to Switzerland and another wanted to go Perth.  Come on, budget, guys!  Going somewhere too far will burn a hole in the pocket definitely... hahahaa....
Perth is pretty near to our country and the weather is almost the same, I told my son.  Why not go somewhere where we can experience the cooling weather and yet it is not too far to fly?  My suggestion to them is Broome, Australia!  Why Broome?   Well, I am one who opts for holidays that offer relaxation and comfort.  I do not like to hustle and bustle life of a city, they stress me up pretty badly, contrary to Broome, it sounds like the kind of holiday I would like to go to.  Here is what I did....


The very first thing I clicked on this website is the accommodation in Broome.  From here, I can check out how their rooms look like and of course, their rates as well.  All I need to do is to key in our date of checking in and out and the rates for each night will be clearly shown.  And I am so glad that I like what I see here!


For a family of four, there is a range of accommodation that cater us, either we prefer the basic family rooms or king studios, the cost of the accommodation is within our budget and yet, the rooms look so comfortable. The rooms are equipped with complete amenities that include a full kitchen for us to prepare our own meals if we do not want to eat out all the time.
This is a Basic Family Room for four persons.  It comes with 1 separate bedroom with a queen bed and a living area which contains 2 single beds with 2 trundle beds.  There is a small kitchen fully equipped with facilities such as the microwave/convection oven, hotplates for cooking, fridge, kettle, toaster, crockery and all other necessary utensils for cooking and taking our meals.  The room is fully air-conditioned, comes with a TV, DVD player and multiple free to air channels too!
 Towards the evening we can walk along the beach or have a nice relaxing time at the swimming pool which is filled with tranquility.  Apart from the pool where we can have BBQ with our friends, there is a quaint Art Gallery featuring works from many Kimberley artists for art lovers.  Apart from these, there is easy access via Broome Bus Service to many Broome resorts, tourist attractions, restaurants, galleries, shops and of course, beautiful and romantic beaches!

Well, after checking out the information and details, the next thing I do is to forward this post or the website to my kids.  Hope they will give the "green light" and once they do, there will be no turning back!  :)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

My Final Post On Adelaide

EARLY NEXT MORNING, WE MADE OUR WAY TO THE AIRPORT...  Before we left, we took a "welfie" to commemorate our stay at the apartment...
 Bye bye Oaks Horizon... 
Don't know when we will come here again... 
Thank you for making our stay comfortable and peaceful..
hehehee..
From the apartment to the airport, the metered cab cost $20...
It took around fifteen or twenty minutes to reach the airport...
Time to fly home, dear..
Checking in our tickets and luggage... 
At the waiting hall...
Ample space for us to sit and walk around...
Bye-Bye Adelaide!
 Till we meet again...
The flight took us slightly more than seven hours...
MAS brought us home safely...

Phew... this is the last of my trip.... Just only one week stay but I have taken so many days to finish posting them all...so... when will my next trip be??? Let me catch my breath first... unpacking takes a longer time and till this day, I still have some stuff left in my luggage still left unpacked.. I think I will leave them there till my next trip! hahahaa...

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Fun And Crazy Shots At The Adelaide Oval

WITH THE ITALIAN FOOD FILLED UP IN OUR TUMMIES, a walk around the lake received our nods of agreement before we finally called it a day...  The weather was getting colder and colder by the days and we were very well prepared for it...
The ground was still wet...
There was a slight drizzle when we were having our lunch......
The old Parliament...
 
Come... follow me wherever I go!
 The Adelaide lake...
We took a nice relaxing stroll along the lakeside....
Along the way, we met our friends...  
Oval Stadium...
Nearing the Oval Stadium...
Tranquility...
 Reminds us of somewhere?
Something like a dome....
Very cold....
My walking partner ...
hahahaa...
We went one big round the lake...
Love the cooling weather actually... 
Not freezing but just nice if we wear warmly...
 
Together we Stand!
Walking and taking shots...
If not mistaken, in front of some opera house?
Dancing style!!

And now presenting some 
Reanaclaire's JUMPS!
aaahhhhhhhhh...!!
Thank goodness I didn't break my bones doing this!!
Another jumping stunt.. 
Next time I try the *sook kwok*  
A candid shot of my craziness!
And that ended our last day in Adelaide....



Monday, May 4, 2015

A Meal At Jamie Oliver Italian Restaurant

ON THE FIFTH AND OUR LAST DAY OF OUR FREE AND EASY TRIP, we went for an Italian meal at Jamie Oliver Restaurant. The day before we went there, we saw a queue right outside the restaurant and I was told that this place is normally crowded every day especially during lunch hour...Knowing that, we went there earlier to beat the crowd...
There was no queue outside but there were already some patrons waiting inside instead..
We were told to wait fifteen minutes for a table...
While waiting, I browsed around...all Jamie's cookbooks and products.. 
And the ambience...
I was also told that this place was formerly a bank... 
 A very huge one too!
No wonder it does not look like a restaurant...
 The empty chairs are for those waiting in line... 
I even find the "vaults" turned into "restrooms" interesting..
And now ... the Italian food.... 
Jamie Italian Burger...
A Giant One!
Chargrilled beef burger with fontina cheese in a brioche bun
with fried onions and grilled mortadella...
This is Fish In A Bag...
Consists of baked sustainable fish, clams, mussels, chilli with Sicillian cracked wheat
and pine nuts topped with fiery arrabbiata sauce..
*words taken out from the menu*
Pasta with lamb fillings... 
Perfectly done.... 
Squids with Italian sauce...
Cannot remember what this is called...
*Was busy eating that I forgot to take down the name of the dish*
hahahaaa..
Another Italian dish which I cannot recall what it is called...
But I can still remember that each dish tasted GREAT!
Something very different from what I have tasted before...
Great Place to come by...
No wonder there is always a Q...
Food portions are not huge as I have expected..
Call me "jakun"...
I never heard of Jamie Oliver until I was actually there for the first time in history!







Sunday, May 3, 2015

Pumpkin Curry Chicken And Rundle Mall Piggies

DIM SUM IN CHINATOWN FOR BREAKFAST and Pumpkin Curry Chicken for our dinner!  First time I heard of cooking pumpkin in curry paste.. not only it is more healthy, it also enhances the gravy to a thicker level without using any santan or milk... that is definitely a healthy replacement for the creamy gravy, right?
My SIL is a very good cook.. 
Most of the meals were prepared by her during our Adelaide stay....
 There it goes!
Noodles with Pumpkin Chicken Curry...
Very easy actually... just steam the pumpkin and cook it till it is smooth and soft.... 
Then add it to the curry paste and the rest of the recipe is the same as any curry... 
THAT IS IT! 
Easy, right?
The next morning we did a Rundel Walk again.....
In front of the Old Parliament....
On the way to Rundle Mall...
It was quite cold on our fifth day in Adelaide...
Endless shops.... 
Myer Centre... 
I remember we just went in to look see only...
Too "heavy" to buy any of them...
Just touch and look see is good enough, right, girl??
Resting my weary feet... I guess...
Safer to look around the flowers here instead....
Beautiful yellow.... orchids...
Tulips?? 
Love everything here!
Including these cute life-sized pigs also known as "A Day Out"...
There are four pigs, each have a name and they are depicted in lively poses
as if they were walking the street, greeting shoppers and sniffing out a bargain! :)
Including these cute piggies!
He is called Oliver......
And this is called Horatio....
Very cute Oliver here... 

And so this is Rundle Mall... again.. on our fifth day....


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