I didn't expect to see a clear sky in the morning. I thought that this place is located in the tropics, and the weather must be changeable. I hope the weather will stay like this today. After having breakfast at the hotel, several people came to the hotel lobby early to wait for the car to pick up Yunluo and An Chuyu. A minibus stopped at the door of the hotel on time, and the sticker on it indicated that this was Yunluo and An Chuyu's car.
An old man got off the bus and greeted him. He asked Yunluo, who didn't listen carefully, and thought he had to pay the balance before getting on the bus, so he quickly took out his wallet. The old man waved his hands and asked again, "Did someone lose their credit card at DRTours yesterday?" Is that true? Yunluo quickly opened his wallet and saw that his credit card was gone!
Then he remembered that he might have forgotten it there when he paid yesterday, and he didn't even notice it. The old man told Yunluo and An Chuyu that the DR staff called them to tell them about it, and they just need to pick it up from DRTours after returning from the tour today. He thanked the old man and also sighed at the seriousness and responsibility of the DR staff.
After picking up Yunluo and An Chuyu, the old man picked up other tourists from several hotels in the city and headed straight to Cairns Railway Station. There are two trains from Cairns Railway Station to Kuranda Rainforest every day, departing at: and:. Yunluo and An Chuyu took the: train, but it didn't leave until about 10:00.
The railway from Cairns to Kuranda Rainforest was originally designed to solve the transportation problem in various places during the rainy season. It was planned to be divided into sections. The first section started construction in 2000 and the last section was completed in 2010. Later, it was gradually developed into a tourist route. Inside the carriage, the train slowly moved through the rainforest. At first, Yunluo and An Chuyu were full of excitement.
But with the regular sound of wheels hitting rails, Yunluo and An Chuyu, who had been running all the way, felt a little drowsy. When they passed a bridge on the road, a waterfall cascaded down from the mountain. It was not spectacular but it was amazing, which reawakened Yunluo's spirit. Not far from the end, Yunluo and An Chuyu came to the most famous scenery along the way.
Barron Waterfall. The train stopped here for 15 minutes, and people rushed to take pictures on the viewing platform. It felt a bit like traveling in China. Haha! The bridge and small waterfall overlooking the scenery of Barron Waterfall. About 15 minutes later, Yunluo and Anchu arrived at their destination - Kuranda Town. They just went up the stairs to the side of the road.
Yunluo made a major discovery: a group of jungle green ants (Oecophylla SP). These green ants have green tails and build nests among the branches and leaves of trees. They have a strong sense of territory. Yunluo once tried to touch them with a branch. However, these green ants did not turn around and run away like other ants. Instead, they arched their bodies and opened their upper jaws to meet the challenge.
It is so fierce. Despite this, it is said to be a delicacy for the locals. It is really a case of one thing conquering another! Walk into the town. Because it is the off-season, there are not many pedestrians and some shops are still closed. There is not much special about this town. It has a strong commercial atmosphere and is full of shops selling opals and handicrafts.
After Yunluo and An Chuyu walked around the street for a while, they chose a German hot dog shop on the roadside to have lunch. The owner and his family should all be German. The hot dogs were good except that they were a little salty. Opal…Ancient clock, please correct me. The one above is a scale, haha! After lunch, Yunluo and An Chuyu strolled back to the vicinity of the train station.
They planned to go to the river in another direction to try their luck. There were many entertainment projects on the riverside. Yunluo and An Chuyu had planned to take an amphibious vehicle to explore the depths of the rainforest. However, due to the weather in the past two days, these entertainment projects were temporarily closed. Yunluo and An Chuyu were the only ones on the huge riverside, looking at the dim river water and the lush rainforest.
It was as if they were in the depths of the Amazon forest. They wanted to walk along the river into the woods, but the muddy dirt road made Yunluo and An Chuyu stop there. The muddy road made Yunluo and An Chuyu a little overwhelmed by the hot weather today. After returning from the river, they stayed in the store to enjoy the air conditioning for a while. Yunluo and An Chuyu decided to take the cable car to return.
At this time, Yunluo and An Chuyu found that they had no other tickets except the train tickets they had when they came. How could they get on the cable car? A friend said that the old man who sent Yunluo and An Chuyu to the train station in the morning had told them that they could just report Yunluo and An Chuyu's names when they arrived at the cable car station. So that's how it was. They should report Yunluo and An Chuyu's big numbers at the ticket window.
As expected, the service staff handed over four tickets. The cable car that Yunluo and An Chuyu were going to take was 1,000 km long, the longest cable car in the world, with Barron Falls Station and Red Peak Station in the middle, where you can get off and enjoy the view. Once you get on the cable car, all the views become open, with dense rain forests under your feet and moist air blowing in from time to time.
So Yunluo prefers this section of the cable car ride. Mountain stream…After the cable car stopped at Barron Falls Station, Yunluo and An Chuyu got off to visit. The viewing platform here is opposite the viewing platform where the train stopped in the morning, which is on the other side of the waterfall. It is closer to the waterfall, so the landscape impact is stronger. Of course, the side effect of the strong impact is that there is a lot of water vapor.
If you are not careful, you will be covered with a "raincoat". When looking at the roaring waterfall, suddenly a "fallen leaf" flew towards the water mist. It was a very beautiful rainforest butterfly, its wings reflected a striking blue-green color in the sun, and it disappeared into the jungle after a few turns. Afterwards, I saw a specimen of this butterfly in the visitor center. Leaving Barron Falls.
The cable car soon arrived at Hongling Station. Almost no one mentioned this place in the online guides, so it was thought that Yunluo and An Chuyu would only stay for a short time, but they did not expect that Yunluo and An Chuyu would gain more knowledge about the rainforest here. After getting off the cable car and coming to the viewing passage, there was a simple clock next to the road, and the hands were pointing to the present. An old man in uniform was waiting by the road.
It turned out that Yunluo and An Chuyu happened to meet a rainforest guide. This old man should be a descendant of the indigenous people. He held a "small teaching stick" in his hand and started to explain along the viewing path. The trees on both sides were teaching materials. The one that impressed Yunluo the most was a tree called "Wait a minute" by the locals. The branches of this tree are covered with barbs.
It hangs on the edge of the plank road. If you are not careful when passing by, you will be caught by it. At the very least, your clothes will be damaged, and at worst, you will be injured. So once you encounter it, you need to spend some time to solve the problem, which is the origin of its name. Although this tree is "insidious", it can be processed into very good wood. The "teaching stick" in the old man's hand is made of its branches.
The leaves of the tree became thicker as he explained. The audience grew larger, and the old man became more excited. Yunluo and An Chuyu could only understand a few words because of the large number of specialized words, but the foreign tourists still found it very interesting. The old man pointed to the plants beside him and said, what kind of furniture is this made of? What kind of seasoning is this? This attracted people's exclamations!
After enjoying the scenery and taking a shower, I couldn't help but go to sleep... But. Before going to bed, there was one more thing to do, call and reserve an outdoor viewing table at NicksSeafood in Darling Harbour. [TIPS: All outdoor viewing tables at Nicks near Darling Harbour need to be booked in advance, the reservation phone number is ()] GA actually gave this difficult task to Yunluo.
You know, telephone English is the most difficult, because you can't use facial expressions and body language, and you can't use pen and paper to supplement,--! But the Australian girl's English is really standard and nice, much better than before in the Philippines. After some entanglement, I still successfully completed the task. It was really tearful!
I slept until 2am and was woken up by my GA. I didn't go out until 3am. I had no chance to go to the fish market. The two men were clamoring to go to the Apple store. Yunluo knew it was roughly on Georgestreet. Looking at the map, it seemed quite close, so she set out on foot. I really like those coffee shops where you can sit on the street and drink coffee.
It must be nice to chat leisurely in the afternoon sun. I also passed by the supermarket and took a quick look. I found that the refrigerators were occupied by Wall's and Magnum. On the corner, I saw PUB. Turning the corner, I arrived at Georgestreet. I didn't know north and south, so I just picked a random direction and walked first.
George Street is a main road in the city center of Sydney. It feels similar to the main road in Sihai City. It even feels like Nanjing Road from some angles. The only difference is that the road surface has ups and downs. While walking, I saw Xian Yu Xian. Yunluo and An Chuyu, who hadn't had lunch yet, dedicated their first meal in Australia to it.
We went in and spoke Chinese and ordered a No. 2 taro ball, which cost Australian dollars. It was slightly more expensive than Sihai City. We asked the clerk, who enthusiastically took out a map and told Yunluo and An Chuyu that the Apple store was far away, about two subway stops away, and it might have been closed if we went there.
Darling Harbour is very close to the hotel where Yunluo and Anchu met, and it only takes minutes to walk there. The afternoon sun in Sydney is very strong and dazzling, so I have to rely on sunglasses. In the days after Australia. Yunluo also had some allergies on her face, but it got better after returning home. I don’t know if it’s because of the Australian sun. Because I have heard that there is an ozone hole in Australia.
Australia has the worst UV damage in the world, and the incidence of skin cancer is also the highest in the world. After passing Huaguo Garden and a green area, you will reach the harbor. To be honest, the scenery of Darling Harbor in the afternoon is actually average, not as amazing as advertised. But what is touching is the leisurely and happy life of the residents and the seabirds that are not afraid of people that can be seen everywhere.
You can relax on the grass, take a train to enjoy the scenery, have afternoon tea with a few friends in a street cafe, play with your children in various children's facilities (there is drinking water directly in the square if you are thirsty), experience the romance of the carousel, watch the world's largest IMAX movie, or just sit quietly on the steps by the water and read a book for an afternoon.
There was no rush and anxiety in Sihai City, only leisurely strolls and harmonious coexistence with nature. Someone took a very shameless photo, hugged An Chuyu, and watched the birds. After walking around, there was still nearly an hour before Nicks opened (5:30). GA, who had not eaten lunch and fresh taro, was starving. So I went to a fast food restaurant in the food court to buy hamburgers and fries.
I don't know if I was hungry or what, but I thought the burger was pretty good. An Chuyu also bought an extra portion of the recommended sweet potato fries, but there were too many fries and they tasted average. Then the two men kept playing mobile games. They were playing games while walking before. I strongly despise them! Tonight's dinner is the best seafood restaurant in Darling Harbour recommended by An Chuyu - NicksSeafood.
Its outdoor viewing seats allow you to enjoy the night view of Darling Harbour while eating; and the atmosphere of the entire restaurant is extremely romantic and petty bourgeoisie. Yunluo and An Chuyu ordered a seafood platter with lobster and some drinks. With the hamburger and fries at the bottom, this set meal was just enough for Yunluo, An Chuyu and three others! Buttered Australian lobster and fried fish fillet.
Fried prawns, oysters, and crabs. Yunluo and An Chuyu felt like they were eating seafood as meat in Long Beach. But the cooking skills here are much better than in Long Beach. According to GA, even the sauce is just right, not overshadowing the main ingredients but highlighting the freshness of the ingredients. Yunluo and An Chuyu praised it while eating, if this was a cartoon.
I guess the surroundings were already full of hearts. The temperature difference between day and night was quite large. It was a bit cold near Darling Harbour at night, so we had to return. When we returned to the hotel room, everyone exclaimed that the night view overlooking the building was really beautiful! If it wasn't a bit cold, we could sit on the balcony and watch the night view and drink tea! I like that almost every hotel in Australia has tea bags.
I didn't have a bowl of soup in Australia, but for Yunluo, a cup of hot black tea every night became the biggest compensation and enjoyment. It was only 12:00, but the day's activities in Sydney ended just like that. After all, I almost didn't sleep the night before, and I couldn't hold on and fell asleep at 8:30 (it was only 6:30 in Beijing time), so I woke up again at 3:00 in the middle of the night.
Today is a day of city tour in Sydney. I woke up in the morning. I couldn't help but take another look at the morning city view of Sydney. For foodies, the first stop today is of course the fish market. From the hotel to the fish market, I passed Darling Harbour again. In Australia, I often see a lot of babies. And many of them are families with two babies.
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Therefore, you can often see those double-decker strollers. Every time I see one, I can't help but take a few more glances. McDonald's in Darling Harbour, the outdoor tables are so cute. What a wonderful place to relax! Yunluo always wonders, Australian parents let their children climb so high, and don't they worry about falling down? - Be a mascot for the event.
A strange circular pool with shallow water on the ground. Many people walked around the middle of the pool by stepping on the water. Study the map and move on. The boat-shaped restaurant monorail train allows you to visit Darling Harbour and the surrounding areas. In fact, Yunluo has always been yearning for it, but the two men don't have much love for each other.
It ended up being a pity. National Maritime Museum. Just look at the warships from a distance. After passing this red house, we left Darling Harbour. The temperature in Sydney that day was - degrees. Yunluo and An Chuyu were basically wearing a T-shirt and a coat, but many people on the street were wearing short-sleeved shirts, shorts and skirts! There are many Chinese people in Australia, and there is ChinaTown nearby.
So you can often hear Mandarin and even Sihai dialect along the way - Yunluo and An Chuyu said the most along the way, "Why aren't they cold?" and "Another Chinese." Take photos along the way, blue sky, white clouds and green land, and you can even see a corner of the Harbor Bridge here! Clean streets, sparse population, and petty bourgeoisie sentiment.
Leisurely life. The slope of this parking lot is very steep, it is very difficult to park! Reply to yiheazi floor yiheazi floor owner travel notes expert posted on: --:DAY-: Fish Market Sydney Fish Market took photos along the way, and then got lost and took a long way. It was already half past one when we arrived at the fish market! That means Yunluo and An Chuyu walked for a full hour!
But such a leisurely street is also a good place to take a walk. Sydney Fish Market is the largest fish market in Sydney and even Australia that integrates wholesale, retail and catering. It is a good place not to be missed when eating seafood in Australia. I read the guide before. The seafood here is relatively cheap, there are many tourists, and it is also a must-go place for group tours.
So it was almost impossible to find a seat at noon. As soon as I entered the fish market, I saw a lot of cars parked. It looked like business was booming. I went inside. Sure enough, it was crowded! The various raw and cooked seafood on the stalls were dazzling and mouth-watering! Lobsters, prawns, salmon, scallops, crabs.
There is everything. And there are many signs written in Chinese. It seems that Chinese tourists occupy a large share! Sit down at a Peters. The reason is that it is close to the water, you can enjoy the scenery while eating seafood, and the most important thing is that there are many birds flying around you. It seems that you may be able to experience the legendary snatching food from big birds later.
Although there were many people, we were able to find a seat. Yunluo looked at the seat and the two men went inside to look for food. Soon, the two men came with two plates full of food! Wow! Lobster, fried fish, fried shrimp, scallops, and skewers of shrimp! The Australian dollar was full! Since the men were too lazy to find chopsticks, they ate with their hands throughout the meal. The fish fillet was especially delicious, tender and juicy!
The fried shrimp also left a deep impression on Yunluo and An Chuyu. The scallops were a surprise! Yunluo liked scallops, but the ones she had in China were basically the ones with garlic and lots of vermicelli. This was the first time she had the original scallops with almost no ingredients. Probably because they were fresh, they had a different flavor!
Look at Yunluo's surprised and happy expression! Some rich and handsome men came to eat here on yachts. In addition to the delicious seafood, the birds in the fish market are also one of the reasons why Yunluo and An Chuyu like this place. Many birds hover around and stay nearby. They will not rush to the table to grab the food of tourists, but they are always looking for opportunities.
There was a sign on the table that said "No Feeding" (even in Chinese), which showed what kind of disaster the birds here would cause if they were out of control! Not long after, Yun Luo saw it with her own eyes! The big birds flocked to scare a woman holding a tray, and the woman shook and dropped two French fries.
Then a group of birds started to grab the food, and the scene was quite spectacular!
After watching and playing, it was time to return home. Yunluo took An Chuyu's hand and boarded the flight to Sihai City, ending their sweet honeymoon vacation. I hope they will be happy in the days ahead. (~^~)