Jacqui finished school on Friday the 8th, her last ever day as a full time teacher. She is now fully retired and has more time to travel! So we boarded a plane that same night, for Australia. Our first stop was in Melbourne, where we had a chance to spend some time with our niece Chantal, who works in a small town three hours away.
The flight was fine and the connection between our two flights (Bangkok-Sydney and Sydney-Melbourne) was amazingly smooth. We landed in Sydney, went through immigration/passport control, collected our luggage and switched terminals by bus, all in about 30 minutes. It was unbelievable!
Chantal picked us up at the airport around 10 am, drove us to our hotel and we then went for lunch. We walked around a bit in the afternoon and visited Federation Square and St-Paul's cathedral, but called it a day by mid-afternoon as both Jacqui and I were walking zombies due to lack of sleep on the plane. We felt much better on Sunday (sleep does wonders!). We did a little bit of shopping after lunch then went to a local market. We spent more time touring the city on Monday, going up the Skytop Building and walking by the river. They have beautiful parks and many outdoor restaurants and bars all along the river; it is really nice.
Chantal left us mid-afternoon on Monday (it was a national holiday). It was very nice spending time with her. We really enjoyed our visit in Melbourne; it is a very nice city!
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| First picture of Jacqui as a fully retired teacher!! |
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| Having a drink and a game of cards with Chantal |
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| The Yarra River in Melbourne |
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| One of the many quaint side streets in town |
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| Melbourne seen from the Skytop Building |
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| Along the Yarra River |
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| Flinders Street Station |
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| St-Paul's Cathedral |
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| Art on the bridge |
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