Scala restaurant

We host a Birthday party for Khun Pichai at Scala restaurant in Siam square. The recommended dish is the Peking Duck, of which we order three dishes.

Victoria State - Melbourne

Our first stop for today is at the New Quey.






Next is the Fizroy Garden where Cook's Cottage, the re-located home of Captain James Cook's parents, sits.

From visitmelbourne.com website :
"The cottage was transported from the Yorkshire village where Captain James Cook, one of the first Europeans to chart Australia’s coast, was born and it was the home of Cook’s parents. Its furnishings and restoration are appropriate to the time in which they lived in the dwelling."





We then come back to have lunch in China town.




Our last visiting place for this trip is at Brighton Beach.








And that should be all for my trip.

Victoria State - Mt. Dandenong & Melbourne

After a healthy breakfast, we visit the Skyhigh of Mt. Dandenong.



Melbourne from afar.




Oh in front of Mr. Possum place.



We then drive to Melbourne, check in at the Urban Central Melbourne Hostel and return the car before visiting the Queen Victoria Market.



Beautiful old building in Melbourne.


Tie at the Federal Square.








Yarra river view at night.

Victoria State - Mt. Dandedong

This morning we visit the dandedong ranges to take a ride on the Puffing Billy Steam Railway at Belgrave.

"Australia's oldest steam railway and one of the finest preserved steam railways in the world. The open-sided carriages are the best way to see the stunning views." More information in the Puffling Billy website.








We plan to have some dessert at Ms. Marple;s tea room. However the place is fully packed with a long waiting line. So we have the icecreame from the nearby shop and walk around town instead. Sassafras is quite a small town with many local galleries and craft shops.



We then stop by at the Cockcoo to find an accommodation for tonight. It turns out that the owner of the restaurant can recommend a cottage for us in a relatively good price.


We enjoy our buffet at the restaurant too.



Our lovely cottage for tonight. Josef, the owner is very accomodative. He allows our group to stay in the place and bring us some more mattress.






Melbourne by the night from Mr. Josef's balcony.

We are really enjoy for the night with the place, the superb view and the great music since Mr. Josef is the great pianist.

Victoria State - Sunny Ridge Farm and Phillip Island

Today we visit the Sunny Ridge Farm where we can pick our own strawberry from the farm. The Icecream here is very delicious.







After the strawberry lunch and strawberry icecreme, we then drive to Phillip Island to see the Penquin Parade. The camera is not allowed on site.

From Visitmelbourne.com
Approximately 26,000 little penguins live in the waters around Phillip Island, 4,500 of which have their burrows around Summerland Beach on the far south-western point of the Island. The little penguins are native to Australia and are the smallest of their species, standing at a mere 33 centimetres. They return to their burrows each evening to rest or, in the breeding season from August to March, to feed their young. They leave their burrows again about an hour before sunrise and spend the day in the sea swimming up to 100 kilometres to catch their daily ration of fish.




At the information center where we buy the tickets and the postcards.