Australian Day & Lunar New Year 2012

Melbourne, January 2012

Melbourne has plenty on offer to see in January 2012. There is definitely something fun for everyone here.

Lunar New Year, 23 January 2012
Lunar or Chinese New Year falls on January 23 this year. On 22 January night, Melbourne’s Chinatown came alive with beating drums, firecrackers, lion and dragon dances, kung fu demonstrations, and great food.

We went down to enjoy the spectacle and join the thousands of people from diverse backgrounds who came to celebrate Lunar New Year.

Australia Day, 26 January 2012
Australia Day in Melbourne is a day for people to celebrate the things we love about Australia.

Uncle Graham in action... :)

Truganina Community BBQ at Landscape Park

28 January 2012
Although Chinese New Year falls on January 23 this year, the celebrations was going for a whole week all over Melbourne.
At South Bank, the year of the dragon celebrations included street stalls, firecrackers and alot of performances.

Happy Oz Day and Chinese New Year :)

Summer holiday

27-28 December 2011

It's summer holiday time !
This time we're making Queenscliff - Sorento trip.

Queenscliff Summer Carnival at Princess Park Queenscliff.

Nice view from wheel

Walking around the old city of Queenscliff. Queenscliff town's main street is lined with shops, art galleries, cafes and restaurants and also shows off some of the area's highlights.

That is Vue Grande hotel was built in 1883....

Rara was exploring a Christmas tree...

It's nice to have ice cream in a hot day.. The scandinavian ice cream... yummy....

After walked around the town, we caught a ferry to Sorento.
The Queenscliff Sorento Ferry service running between Melbourne's most magnificent coastal region : Ballerine Peninsula and Mornington Peninsula.

Queenscliff Ferry Entrance Gate

Rara playing on the beach  close to ferry station

 

Queensclif ferry station

It was very warm and windy when we sit on ferry deck

Great view from the deck

Mornington Peninsula Bay

Sorento Ferry station

Enjoy playing bubble spa bath in hotel room at Rosebud.

Rye and Rosebud Foreshore playground

Rye and Rosebud Carnival

On the second day, we went to Cape Schanck Lighthouse

Unfortunately we came tooo early as the gate still closed :(

Then we had our lunch at Arthurs Seat restaurant, it's set on a hill top with views accross Port Phillip Bay.

After lunch, Rara found a nice seat to sit on the top of the hill and ate ice cream  

On the way back home, we went to Frankston Beach.

 

 Love to play on the beach.