Travelling alone to St. Kilda

Once I dropped off my luggage, I walked down from Spencer Street to Flinder Street to get a ticket for a tram out to St. Kilda.

It's sunny day ^^

10 minutes later, the trams appears and I hopped on the tram No 16 departs from the Flinder Street.

Only 20 minutes from Melbourne's CBD on Tram 16 to St. Kilda

I got my ticket from convenient shop for AUD $3.10 for all zones.

St. Kilda is a bayside suburb 7km from Melbourne CBD. Just a short distance from the city. St. Kilda has safe sandy beaches and attractions such as Luna Park, St. Kilda beach, St. Kilda Sea Baths, St. Kilda Public Gardens, St. Kilda Pavillion and Pier and etc....

Spring is the perfect time to soak up the spectacular carnival atmosphere at Melbourne's 's only theme park. Luna Park is an intuition in Melbourne and a galaxy of amusements and sensations. By the time I reached there, the theme park still close for business.

The laughing face is the symbolic of Luna Park.

Melbourne's Luna Park
Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
Infoline: 1300 888272

St. Kilda Beach

Brooks Jetty

and my favorite photos of Brooks Jetty

a very windy day

St. Kilda beach with gentle bay waves

The St Kilda Pier is another local landmark and major tourist attraction. The pier is terminated by the St Kilda Pavilion, an eccentric Edwardian building in the mould of English pier pavilions which is considered of high cultural importance to Melburnians. It was recently reconstructed and listed on the Victorian Heritage Register after burning down.

St. Kilda Pier from far

The famous St. Kilda Pier, only 3 minutes away

Take a scenic stroll along the pier

Beautiful St Kilda pier.
I loved this place!

Along the St. Kilda Pier

St Kilda has had a colourful history

The original one was washed away in a storm not long after construction and other ones were built in replacement, but the concrete pier as we know it has been in place since the 1970’s.

Along the length of the pier interactive panels tell the pier's history

From the end part of the pier that goes to the sea you can fish or just seat and enjoy a wonderful sunset, hoping to see a penguin from the colony that lives few meters away, on the breakwaters.

St. Kilda Breakwater Walkway and Decking

Taking a walk down the pier is a simple pleasure

Don't surprise that you might saw the colony of little penguins that have made St Kilda Breakwater their home!

Have a short break at St. Kilda Pier Kiosk

The kiosk serves coffee, milkshakes, ice cream, soft drinks, juices, cakes and muffins.

I ordered a slice of Passion fruit Cheese Cake...

Chocolate Muffins

and great latte

A relaxed atmosphere where you can relax and chill out

had sunburn again (T___T)

Absolutely had a great trip to St Kilda Beach, great weather, great coffee, and not forgetting the hot sun….everything is just awesome!

The city of Melbourne in photos

After an hour of flight, Tiger Airway touched down safely and landed at Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne. Going to spend 6 days 5 nights in Melbourne alone.

After checked into the Hotel Enterprize, I spent the rest of the day to explore in Melbourne city. Went to St. Kilda as well. Will blog about it in the next post.

passed by Melbourne Aquarium

The free Melbourne City Circle Tram

One of the old-style trams. It's free City Circle tram that takes you around the city square and points out major attractions and their location.

Flinders Street Station is the central railway station of the suburban rail network of Melbourne

Melbourne City has the interesting town square called Federation Square. And this is a good place to start Melbourne sightseeing.

Unique architecture of Federation Square in Melbourne

I went to DFO (Direct factory Outlet) shopping mall that located in front my hotel. I got cute cute shirts for myself and siblings from Jay Jay. I also found out perfume at DFO cheap, cheaper than duty tax. (^0^)

Day 3

On my second day, I just stayed in my room. Reached city quite late after Philips Island day tour. Continue exploring the city on my third day after Mornington Peninsula day tour that ended early. Walked to the other direction that leads me to Yarra River and Crown Casino.

Southbank and the firey Crown Casino

beautiful sunset

Melbourne Exhibition Building

Magnificent views of the Melbourne Skyline

Crown Casino

I don't dare to enter the casino because I'm wearing a slippers and #@$^*% poor. From Crown I walked to the Eureka Tower which is now the tallest building in Melbourne. The observation deck is on the 88th floor and treats you to some awesome city views. I will blog about this brilliant experience in another post^^

Eureka Deck Melbourne Observation Deck

Melbourne by night from the banks of the Yarra River

Pedestrian bridge across the Yarra River, Melbourne

The Victorian Arts Centre

Giant Christmas tree

Day 4

Went to Chinatown that located along Little Bourke Street between Swanston St and Spring St. This is an area of Chinese restaurants and shops.

The area is dominated by restaurants from fine dining to lane way and arcade noodle houses, and is home to a number of Asian grocery stores, Chinese medicine and herbalist centers.

China town's square

I found Malaysian Restaurant in Chinatown ;)

decided to have noodles for my dinner

Hot & Sour Noodle Soup AUD $8.00

Day 5

My last night in Melbourne. After showered, begin by walking up Swanston St, opposite bustling Flinders Street Station, and past the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral.

St. Paul's Cathedral from Federation Square

Cathedral is located opposite Flinders St Station and Federation Square

Again, I'm here in Chinatown for dinner. Decided to have Chinese food as I miss home so much already (T__T)

Walking down Little Bourke Street and found Post Mao Cafe situated toward the top end of Melbourne's Chinatown. Specialized in Cantonese and Hunan cuisine. According to the waitress, their chef's master chef is 93 years old and used to cook for Chairman Mao Zedong. Wow....

peking duck wrapped with popiah skin

yummy!!

spring rolls

Shanghai Pork Buns "Xiao Long Bao"

Shark fin soup

Sweet corn soup

Zuo Zong Tang chicken was superb

come with fried rice as well

The food is absolutely delicious

and service was friendly & polite too

Day 6

Early morning, went to airport and fly back to Malaysia via AirAsia Airlines.

Goodbye OZ

I'm starting to miss Malaysian's food

can't wait to reach Malaysia soon! Doze off!!