Trip to Melbourne was just a short & simple vacation. We just spent 3 nights in Melbourne. Flight booked since last year, during Air Asia promotion, while Hotel booked this year with AirasiaGo, 3 months before travel. We were quite lucky to get promo price for this hotel, coz AAGo was having promo 30% off on the time we book.
Australian electronic Visa (ETA) can apply online (AUD20). You may get cheaper if book thru Travel Agency (50% cheaper). Just ring them to ask, and email copy of passport. Few hours later, you may get ETA via email. We applied 2 weeks before traveling date.
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| Before landing, flight crew will pass this declaration form. Make sure
you declare everything u bring, especially foods. Their customs are really
strict. |
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| Jasper Hotel Melbourne | | | |
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Jasper Hotel is located in Melbourne CBD. The location is very strategic, as Victoria Market is just few steps away (Right in front of this hotel). We arrived there quite early, around 11 am, and they allowed us to do early check-in. Thanks to their helpful receptionist. After check-in, we took a shower, and straight away went to the Market. For those who plan to visit Melbourne, Victoria Market should be in your must-go list. They sell a lot of souvenirs (cheaper than any other shop outside there), fresh fruits, t-shirts (we bought AUD5 each), etc...
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| Victoria Market |
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| Victoria Market Operation Hours |
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| Flagstaff Garden @ Melbourne CBD |
3 minutes walk from the market, you may find a very lovely garden, named "Flagstaff Garden". This garden is the oldest park in Melbourne. And right in front of the garden is the point where people waiting for the tram. It is advantage for tourist in Melbourne, since we can travel around Melbourne city for FREE. Yes, it is free! Just hop on into Tram no. 35 (where they called it as City Circle Tram). The tram will stop in each station every 15 minutes. Other than that, they also offer free shuttle bus for tourist. What I like most about Melbourne is, their road is very huge. Their transportation system is perfect. They even have subway, tram, bus..and reached each station on time... It is nice if Malaysia has transportation system like they do!
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| Ready for tram |
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| One of Halal restaurant in Melbourne CBD |
Halal foods are easier to find. For Malaysian, we may think that the price are very expensive. One plate of nasi Goreng cost about $8.50 (around RM25). Roti canai kosong $2.50 (RM9). Tips: don't ever convert to RM when u wanna grab some foods. Otherwise, you will be getting shocked, and end up..makan Maggie dekat hotel..:p..
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| Left: Federation Square and, Right below: Flinders Street Station |
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| City Circle Tram |
Since the free tram cover up to Docklands, we hop off there, and had a
window shopping in Harbour Town. There is one souvenir shop, called
"Souvenirs Direct" in Harbour Town. They have more choices, compare to
Victoria Market. But the price are slightly expensive. We bought Koala
Key holder for $10 (RM30) and some souvenirs that couldn't find in VM.
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| Docklands |
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| Harbour Town @ Docklands |
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| Goodbye Melbourne. Make sure u don't forget to fill-up Green form for departure (need to submit this to customs for clarification before leaving Australia). |
