An Chuyu said, forget it, let's record the voice first and think of a solution when we get back, so Yunluo and An Chuyu could only return to the hotel with their own thoughts. Once back at the hotel, An Chuyu went to the blonde girl at the front desk for help. The local girl listened to these naturally as if they were playing. After listening, she wrote down the main information on a piece of paper and told Yunluo and An Chuyu.
Oh, why is my English so bad? It's all tears. I don't know if it can help you. Yunluo briefly explains the information on the phone: "Please call this number at 02:45 on the day of the event. You will be informed whether the event is cancelled due to weather reasons. If the weather is good,
The company will send a car to pick you up downstairs of the registered hotel at 03:45. "That's all the information. The old man on the phone kept talking for so long. In fact, if he spoke slower, I would be able to understand him. It was really that I basically didn't sleep much that night. Yunluo and An Chuyu always felt that this matter was going to fail. They always felt that no one would come to pick them up.
Yunluo and An Chuyu missed the event. An Chuyu comforted Yunluo and said, if no one comes to pick them up tomorrow, we can just go to Boxing Day and do some shopping. Yunluo and An Chuyu were wondering how they could all be picked up at 03:45. There must be someone first and someone later. So, in order to avoid missing the car that was supposed to pick them up, they decided to go to the store.
On a slightly cool night in Melbourne, Yunluo and An Chuyu were waiting foolishly on the roadside. It was 3:30 in the morning on the streets of Melbourne. Fortunately, at 3:50, someone came to pick Yunluo and An Chuyu up. Yunluo and An Chuyu were relieved. A minibus picked up everyone who participated in the hot air balloon activity along the way. It was already past 4 o'clock when the last person was picked up.
Fortunately, Yunluo and An Chuyu were picked up early, otherwise they might have given up waiting. It's all tears if I talk too much. I'm done complaining. Let's talk about the activity~ I said while showing the picture that this was Yunluo's first time to ride a hot air balloon, and everything looked new to him. This is the basket that Yunluo and An Chuyu need to ride in, and each grid can accommodate 4 people.
Don't be fooled by the picture, the basket is actually quite big. Four people can stand in it without any crowd. Riding a hot air balloon is not just a recreational activity. As soon as he got off the car, An Chuyu was dragged to do hard labor. An Chuyu looked quite happy. Haha, he probably thought that doing it himself was a way to integrate into others.
It was about 4 o'clock at this time, and it was pitch black around. The balloon was flattened, and then it was time to pump air into it. A big fan was used to blow up the balloon. However, the balloon was still deflated after blowing it up. How to fill it with air? It depended on flames. Yunluo kept doing this step, which was quite dangerous, because there were flames everywhere.
How hot is it? How did the hot air balloon stand up? It was pulled up by the force of the car behind it. The group next to them was faster, and the people were already standing in the basket~ Yunluo and An Chuyu were still waiting outside the hot air balloon of Yunluo and An Chuyu, feeling anxious. Don't miss the sunrise in the morning. Finally climbed into the basket.
It's not bad, the place is quite spacious~ But the temperature is a bit low. I showed off my down jacket again~ It's so cold, the hot air balloon took off, of course Yunluo couldn't take a picture of himself taking off, so he could only take a picture of the hot air balloon next to him, hahaha, I guess they were also taking pictures of Yunluo and An Chuyu~ The hot air balloon was getting farther and farther away from Yunluo and An Chuyu.
Does it look like an inverted Hershey kisses? Haha, the sun is about to come out, the time is 5:30~ There are three hot air balloons taking off together, some are far away from Yunluo and An Chuyu, and some are closer. Look, this hot air balloon is not far from Yunluo and An Chuyu, and is slightly lower than Yunluo and An Chuyu~ I secretly took a picture of the good equipment of the hot air balloon.
There is an iPad on top, which seems to have a dedicated app that displays real-time information such as height, wind speed, and position. There are also 8 large fuel tanks. It's strange to say that when I look at this picture now, I always feel that it will explode. I don't trust anything in China, and eating hot pot can kill people. But at that time, Yunluo was right next to the fuel tank, so why didn't he feel scared?
A small villa in the Yarra Valley. In fact, if you get closer, you can see the tables and chairs for tea breaks on the second-floor terrace. Living in the middle of this endless grassland, having your own small villa, and inviting three or five friends to sit on the terrace on weekend afternoons, talking about gossip and boyfriends, what a wonderful thing it is.
However, this is all imagination. The fact is that Yunluo would not have afternoon tea on this terrace even if she was given the chance. The reason is that there are many cows and sheep here, and there is a lot of cow and sheep dung on the ground. As a direct result, there are a lot of flies. There are so many that there are no less than 20 flies on An Chuyu's back. I won't upload the disgusting pictures.
Before, An Chuyu was working to open the hot air balloon, and after that, he was working to fold it up. An Chuyu worked very actively. Look how happy An Chuyu was after the work. He even took off his down jacket because he was too hot. He was born to be a hard worker. I booked this tour on Aole.com not only because of the hot air balloon activity, but also because of the car pick-up and drop-off, of course.
More importantly, it includes a breakfast at the winery. The picture above is An Chuyu's grand super-large breakfast, and the picture below is the salmon meal that Yunluo ordered. Before that, there was also milk/coffee/juice, fruit, and cereal. In short, big eaters like Yunluo and An Chuyu were very satisfied. After breakfast, they were given certificates for hot air balloon rides.
The issuer was the "owner" of Yunluo and An Chuyu's hot air balloon. It was almost noon when they sent Yunluo and An Chuyu back to Melbourne. They must make good use of the afternoon to spend Yunluo's Boxing Day. The so-called Boxing Day is the day for Australians to go shopping. The streets and alleys as long as there is a shopping mall will be full of people, a bit like our Double 11.
However, it is said that today is the cheapest day of the year for many things. The streets are full of men, women, young and old, carrying shopping bags from various shopping malls. The shopping process is automatically ignored, mainly because it is too crowded. Basically, you just line up and swipe your card when you see something you like. No clerk will take the initiative to pay attention to you. It is really too busy. Yun Luo just wanted to take the escalator.
We queued for more than 10 minutes. Everyone was really enthusiastic. Tired of grabbing the goods, we sat down to eat something. In the picture above, Yunluo and An Chuyu were eating hamburgers and fries. But don't underestimate the hamburger in the picture. It is the best hamburger in Melbourne, called Grilld. It is also a chain with several stores. You can search on Google Maps.
You won't find it here. Their famous lamb burger is Australian meat. It's just good, tender and juicy~~~ In comparison, fish and chips are just so-so~ After a good meal and a good drink, I finally had time to take the free CBD bus, CityCircle, also known as Route 35. The one in the picture is SpringStreet, which is a CityCircle stop.
Almost every CityCircle vehicle will stop here to rest, so this is the perfect place to take photos of this ancient tram. Let’s end today with a photo of the church. I will fly to Sydney early tomorrow morning.
Yunluo and An Chuyu bought their plane tickets only two months before departure. The air tickets were expensive and the choice was limited (Yunluo would list the expenses at the end), so they were forced to choose two 6am flights on domestic airlines in Australia. Here is a big praise for Melbourne's airport shuttle Skybus~ Here is a picture.
Yunluo and An Chuyu bought round-trip tickets. They left Melbourne at 4:00 a.m., so why did they buy return bus tickets? This is why Yunluo wants to praise Skybus. The Melbourne Airport bus runs all day and at night, even at awkward times like 2 or 3 a.m.
It is also guaranteed that there is a bus every 15 minutes between the city and the airport. This airport bus also has Chinese introductions. It is very convenient, and. The most important point is that as long as you buy a skybus ticket, it actually includes hotel pick-up. You can see clearly in the picture above that Yunluo and Anchu met on the day they arrived in Melbourne because the time was right.
Yunluo and An Chuyu were sent to the hotel, but unfortunately the flight leaving Melbourne was at 6am. They could only go to the skybus station by themselves. Although they did not enjoy this service, Yunluo still had to give a thumbs up to the Melbourne Airport Bus~ [End of Melbourne] This is the advantage of early flights, it does not seem to take up your time.
Because Yunluo and Anchuyu arrived in Sydney at 8:30 in the morning~~~A beautiful day began. In the above [Hotel], Yunluo wrote about today's accommodation. Since Yunluo really likes it, I will talk about it again here~If it's too long-winded, I'll just skip it. Yunluo and Anchuyu didn't originally book this hotel in Kent, because, of course, it's expensive.
I booked a hotel which was farther away, but also from the Meriton chain, Meriton Serviced Apartments-Zetland. But after checking, it seemed too far from Darling Harbour, so I cut my losses and booked Meriton Serviced Apartments-Kent located in Town Hall. In fact, there are several Meriton hotels around here.
As long as you don't catch the popular Christmas and New Year's Eve tourist season like Yunluo, the price is still affordable~~Here is another photo of the Meriton Hotel on Kent Street in Yunluo~ Meriton Serviced Apartments-Kent Street (meritonservicedapartments-kentstreet) arrived at the hotel at around 8 o'clock in the morning.
It was not yet the 3pm check-in time, so there was no ordinary room originally booked by Yunluo and An Chuyu. But their luck kicked in, and there happened to be a vacant room with sky view. They decisively increased the price by AUD50/day, which was AUD275/day. They stayed on the 52nd floor with sky view, which was not bad. Standing on the balcony, you can overlook the whole Darling Harbour.
It's worth the money. There is a PWC outside the balcony of Meriton Serviced Apartments-Kent Street. After packing up, go downstairs. The good location is really important. There is a station downstairs and the scenery downstairs. This is the cathedral downstairs, Standrews Church St. Andrew's Church.
Although I live near it, I have never had the chance to go in and take a look. It is said that Melbourne is more suitable for living, with cheap prices and convenient living, but Yunluo still feels that the prosperous Sydney is Yunluo's favorite. While walking, I said that this is one side of the Town Hall. There are not many people, right? In fact, this is not the main entrance. I dare not take pictures at the main entrance.
It's all practice, everyone knows. Will Yunluo tell you that Yunluo went to the zoo on her first day in Sydney? Will Yunluo tell you that this zoo is actually the wildlife chain zoo where Yunluo took a photo with a koala on Hamilton Island? Haha, how much Yunluo loves small animals.
Actually, Yunluo was just itching to take photos with kangaroos after seeing other people's guides. It seemed like I would have a chance to get up close to boxers. I dragged An Chuyu to the zoo. I could only look at the kangaroos from a distance, but the other small animals were pretty good. The animal in the upper right corner of the picture above is called a wombat. I don't know how to translate it, but it's so cute that Yunluo was bleeding.
I brought back a wombat doll specially~~Dangdangdang (one, one, one, one, three times) I treated Yunluo to the most satisfying and luxurious meal of the whole trip~~~Nicks seafood platter in Darling Harbour~aud130. Everything is basically in the picture, and there is a whole blue crab under the prawn.
It is enough to fill two people up if they are not too hungry. In fact, in Australia, no matter eating, drinking, or having fun, everything is quite cheap as long as you don't multiply it by the exchange rate. University graduates also earn 40,000 to 50,000 dollars a year, and our salary is about the same, but they can sit in Darling Harbour in Sydney for AUD130.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
They ate seafood while enjoying the scenery. Why is there such a big difference? I won't talk about it anymore. Let's talk about the food. It was only 6 o'clock when Yunluo and An Chuyu sat down. It was still a long time before the sun set. They were eating outdoors. The seafood platter served had raw and cold seafood on one side and fried seafood on the other.
Therefore, the service industry specially adjusted the awning above Yunluo and An Chuyu's heads. Let the fried food be exposed to the sun, and the frozen food be in the shade~tsk tsk. Look at them, how thoughtful they are~~ After dinner, I walked around the restaurant and saw this chef who specialized in processing oysters. His technique was super skillful.
In his hands, the ugly things covered with mud and water turned into delicious food that made Yunluo salivate. Yunluo and An Chuyu asked for his permission to take pictures of him. Look. He has a great sense of camera, right? What a lovely master! It's also nice to just walk around Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour is really a good place with many places to eat.
There is also a shopping mall, and of course the Maritime Museum that Yunluo pictured above. It was closed when Yunluo and An Chuyu went there, but it didn't matter, because its exhibits were parked on the shore, so it was free to visit~ The medieval pirate ship seems to be able to go out to sea now~ I ended today's trip with a photo of a seagull and went back to rest early.
We just wandered around Darling Harbour yesterday and had no problem taking public transportation. However, Sydney is so big and we also need to take the ferry, so the first priority is of course to buy a pass. There are many types of passes for Sydney transportation, including mybus, mytrain, mylight, myferry, and of course the mymulti pass bought by Yunluo and An Chuyu.
Each ticket is divided into a number of days. Yunluo thinks that as a tourist, a mymulti is a good choice. As for the number of days, it is determined by everyone's itinerary. Yunluo and An Chuyu plan to stay in Sydney for 7 days, so they can just buy a one-week ticket. When you swipe the card for the first time, the expiration date will be printed on the back of the card.
When taking the Mylight, there is no place to swipe the card. Someone will check the ticket randomly. Just show him the validity period on the back of the card. You have to use the ticket after you buy it. You can just take a car from Townhall to Circular Quay, and then prepare to walk to the Royal Botanic Gardens. There you can see several street arts on the quay.
For example, although the following picture is in Australia, Sydney and Melbourne are so different, even the street performances are so different. In Melbourne, more performers perform art itself, such as violin, guitar, various percussion instruments, or magic balls full of fantasy colors. But the street performances in Sydney can make people smile.
For example, the performance imitating sculptures in the picture above, and the performance on stilts in clown costumes that you see later, different city styles create different street performances. It is called a botanical garden, but it is actually a large lawn, which is fundamentally different from the greenhouse-style botanical gardens in our country that are full of rare and exotic plants.
Of course, their botanical garden is a good place for citizens to relax and have fun, rather than a place for tourists to visit and check in. Along the road closest to the sea in the Royal Botanic Gardens, the scenery is endless. It is the best scenery in Sydney. There are also super funny seagulls sitting in a row. The most famous attraction in the Royal Botanic Gardens is Mrs. Macquarie's Chair.
Because this is the best place to see the opera house and the bridge, no doubt about it. Yunluo doesn't like chairs, so here's a photo of the opera house and the bridge from this angle, to see if it looks like a postcard. It feels like you can never finish walking around the huge Royal Botanic Gardens, so you can take pictures while walking inside~ This is also in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Of course, the purpose is not to see the big faces of Yunluo and An Chuyu, but the purple tree behind them, I don’t know if it is lilac, but it is really beautiful. In fact, I saw several purple trees along the way~ Passing through the Art Gallery of NSW, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and walking forward, you will arrive at the very famous St. Mary's Cathedral.
Behind this row of trees, although I am not a devout believer, there is a sign in the church that prohibits taking photos, so Yunluo will obey it honestly. As this is my first time in a country dominated by Christianity, Yunluo thought that I was already shocked by St. Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne, but I didn't know what exquisiteness was until I came to St. Mary's. (To be continued...)