Some images of Australia and New Zealand

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Christchurch! Little sleepy hollow. Not for the happening SQTalker. Very peaceful (for the most part)




Trusty Nissan for the journey!



The little babies sitting in a field of flowers (they wanted to stop to take pics)




Turn right here say the bears. Heading down south. Pic taken in Geraldine.


Their favourite!




The road is long....... and hardly any other cars in sight.


Aoraki! Mount Cook!



The little fellas on the shores of lake Tekapo.

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Pulling up into the crowne Plaza Queentown, it's been a long journey (480kms)




View from the balcony!










The steamer TSS Earnslaw


Messy room!

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Along the shores of lake Wakatipu at Queenstown

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Melbourne

Federation Square. A bit bizarre looking if you ask me


Melbourne Central Office Tower (thank you SQ218)


View of the city from our hotel, the crown towers

Looking west toward Docklands






Looking further west to Port Melbourne


Convention center and Crowne Plaza Melbourne



Looking east towards city. Southbank pedestrian bridge visible to the right


Looking west by night




Flinders St. Station


Crown Casino Fire Show. Comes on daily on the hour starting at 9pm I believe, runs for about 5 minutes.

[SQflyergirl]

Food!

Spanish Doughnuts at Victoria Market. A must try.


Don Don Bento (on swanston st) - An SQFG favourite


Sharkfin House on Little Bourke

Har Kow and Siu Mai


Prawns on tofu


Char Siew Pau


Har Cheong Fun


Some funny dish aunty P ordered


Egg Tarts


Pei Tan Chuk (century egg porridge)


Big breakfast at the Black Ruby in Carlton


Max Brenner Chocolate Waffles (about 10.42 trillion calories)

[SQ LPP]

Thank you for bringing back happy memories...

[impresta]

Wow delicious desserts you got there SQFG! I love that molten lava chocolate cake you got there. I had it for the first time at a restaurant called Joey Tomatoe's

[lee_apromise]

NZ seems to one of the finest places to live AFTER one's retirement haha.

[9V-JKL]

Thanks for the CHC & ZQN pics. Brings back fond memories of my honeymoon

[SQflyergirl]

More food:

At Fergburgers in ZQN, I present, the big AL - see menu below for description! Has about 28.22 billion calories. Aunty P and I couldn't finish it between us.




Some for the Sydneysiders here






There you have it - three great cities - Sydney, Melbourne and Queenstown.

[jhm]

Spanish Doughnuts at Victoria Market. A must try.

Churros - eaten in Spain for breakfast dipped into a cup of very thick hot chocolate - mmmmmmmm!

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Churros - eaten in Spain for breakfast dipped into a cup of very thick hot chocolate - mmmmmmmm!

Thanks! I learn something new every day!

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Actually, just looking at all the food I ate, I'm actually terrified of getting on the weighing scale now.....

[blast-off]

But that does not stop you from eating Don-don rite??

Did you realise that in you MEL convention centre pic...You actually took pic of Kelab BK's 2nd headquarter??

[SQflyergirl]

But that does not stop you from eating Don-don rite??

I had Don Don twice this trip! Once with you and once with KeithMEL

Did you realise that in you MEL convention centre pic...You actually took pic of Kelab BK's 2nd headquarter??

Hahaha now I know