As we walked through the grounds of RMIT, we reached our first point of interest: The OldMelbourne Gaol (voted best Heritage and Culture Tourism Attraction in Australia in 2008)
The gloomy jail and the story of Ned Kelly certainly was interesting but was hardly exciting to say and we thought it was a bit overrated. Then...... we went on their facinating holding area tour. The tour guide was a policewoman in uniform and she was a sure small loud woman that held our attention. We were 'treated' as would be prisoners and it was all quite real and fun play acting. We were told to 'toe' the line and be straight while she check us, especially under the tongue.
It was quite funny and fun and we were also 'locked up for one night" and the lights switched off with great effect. All in great fun and laughter......
After which, we went to the Italian street of Melbourne, Lygon Street where there are many italian restaurants and shops for us to check out. Of course, we cannot miss the MUST try IL Dolce Freddo for their ice-cream. HUGELY recommended by our friend, Baoling. It did not disappoint at all. GREAT GREAT taste... i can still imagine the taste in my mouth now!
After a hearty lunch, we made our way to St. Kilda beach. We made a short stop at the South Melbourne market to try the famous Dim Sim. At first, i thgt Dim sim is Dim Sum and the Ang mohs spelt it wrongly. Well, when i reach there, i saw the shop name is Dim Sim! hahhahaa...They serve some meaty Dim Sim. More cater to the Ang moh taste anyway.. I will not say it is good or bad... just quite interesting...
St Kilda was nice.. There are many shops and drinking spots. In addition, there was also a wholesale Birkenstock shop there too. We spend a good 45 mins in there but were unable to get the smaller sizes as the Mrs feet are relatively small. But a good selection was indeed available.
The beach was nice but dont expect Langkawi or Tioman standard. Good place to sit down, unwind and have a beer and talk about life. Luna park to me is truly over-rated. Maybe its something to look forward for small town enjoyment but after Disneyland or even Genting's amusement park, its definitely a small molehill in comparison.
A fun filled day and we were totally exhausted when we return from the beach.....Somehow or another, we found the strength to go to our pre-booked appointment with the Sharkfin House in China town. Famed for their dim sum and also sharkfin, we did not have a chance to taste the dim sum as they are not served during dinner. Nonetheless, dinner was sumptuous to say at least with a bowl of nice shark fin, Mei cai kou rou and nice big prawns! The only pity was as we are only 2, we could not order more dishes to eat. After dinner, we like gained 3 kg over the day! hahahaa.....
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