Aussie Adventures: Part 2

The obligatory write in the sand photo… its was necessary!

On Ocean Road,  about 3 hours outside of Melbourne.

Okay, so Australia in general has some crazy beautiful topography, but the way things were laid out was just nuts.  Basically on one side of the road ( two lanes) it was amazing rocky coastline and on the other it would go from Rainforest posted above to rolling shire-esque hills below. It was truly remarkable how fast it changes, like give or take 3 minutes.

“The Shire”

The beach at 12 Apostles. Shocked at how little people were there. Seems like a good spot to me!

Ta-DA!

Along Ocean Road it was one great shot after another like this. There were so many little waterfalls and streams in the valleys.

12 Apostles. It was a little overcast, but I kinda liked it. Moody, to say the least.

“Selfie”

Yarra Valley

Yarra Yerling was actually my favorite Vinyard out of everywhere we went. Super boutique, small production of each vintage made. The grounds where super beautiful,  lots of wild flowers and cute cats would pop in and out of the window posted below. Nice People, lots of wine. Somewhere I could spend a lot of time. Needless to say,  I bought case. Can’t wait for that to get here!

That window I was talking about.

Highly recommend trying this wine! Everything was good!

Kat and Our Guide for the Day. Strange guy,  but was zoo nice! Wish I could remember his name would recommend  him to anyone.

Moet Chandon, Yes they have one in Australia. I was confused too. Apparently they have one in Asia too. I was told they produce wine particularly for the region their in. If thats not confusing enough,  they also make red wine champagne, known as a sparkling red.  People in Australia love it and I have to say its pretty good.  I would like to see this concept explained to a French person.  Red sparkling wine? What? Its cold? What?

Two girls checkin out a view!

Hi, heres post two! For those of you who missed post one, were in Melbourne Australia now. So Melbourne seemed way smaller, less touristy and the people are so kind! We had such a great time here.

We stayed at the Adelphi Hotel, small boutique property in the heart of downtown. Super awesome, would recommend. Melbourne is known to be Australia’s fashion city. A lot of Australian designer’s rise out Melbourne and the shows take place here. The city doesn’t really look that much different then an American city. Which is why I didn’t really post any pictures of it. There is a huge Asian influence there. Which I don’t know why I wasn’t expecting that being that Asia is the closest continent, Duh! So if you like Asian Cuisine you are in luck. Every spectrum of Asian food that you could imagine is there. Honestly, some stuff I’ve never heard of. All delicious though. Probably some of the most authentic Asian I’ve had. Being why I need to make it to Asia soon! 🙂

We went to Ocean Road one day and saw the 12 Apostles along with some other killer sights. The beaches and valleys along the way were stunning. If you like hiking, lots of little trails with streams and waterfalls, great photos. I would have loved to have stayed out on Ocean Road for a few days and less time in the city. Really quaint towns, and a little less crowded. We also went to Yarra Valley and did a private tour of some of the vineyards. It was great. I definitely would recommend doing it. I fell in love with this vineyard, Yarra Yering. There are some pictures of it above. The wine is great. They don’t arrogate their vineyard, so the vines are really strong, making for really delicious wine. Check it out here.

Places in Melbourne:

Ocean Road,
12 Apostles
Queen Victoria Markets ( go Wednesday night)
Yarra Valley
Yarra Yering Vinyard
Chandon
Punt Road Vineyard
Cumulus Inc ( Dinner)
Chin Chin ( Dinner)

Xx Nik