Melbourne

My flight to Melbourne was better than before, tiger airline is a budget flight I got for $250 for 4 hours flight to Melbourne. I didn't know where to go, I asked random people here and there and they gave me different answers so I had to go back and forth to find the shuffle bus with my heavy luggages, pain!!!. I finally found St. Kilda bus cost $19. It took about 45 minutes ride. I thought It is going to be near the central but apparently not. St. Kilda is the suburb area with beautiful bay/beaches.  It is half an hour from downtown. I stay in a motel call Home traveller, didn't know what to expect and was thinking it should be better than Bambu backpack. In fact it does. Friendly staff, better room and clean bathroom, this room has 9 beds and mind as always is on top. The bed is clean, blanket and sheet are clean. I was happy to find a better place than Bambu hostel.
Most of them who live here (yes they actually live here for weeks) are Irish and British. They are nice and kinda laud too. Some speak very strong accents of wales or Irish and they have known each other. I have no problem with sharing and people around as long as they don't bother me. These people all are gone when I wake up because they go to work. In fact most of them work so during the day this motel is quiet. But when they all come back this motel is like a dorm... Or they front desk call it zoo.
At 6 until 9 most of them will be in the kitchen cooking and having dinner some are watching movies. There is a special room provided, everyone knows everyone and yes they live here for long enough. None of them is Australian I don't think so, most of them are from Europe or southAmerica or England. What I liked from meeting people in backpack is that everyone is so nice, they all come everywhere and they all r new here and they all definitely need friends. And it is nice to meet people from all over the world don't you think?
As soon as I arrived in hostel, I took a walk around neighbor, to the beach, there is an amusement park across the street call Luna park.  The beach is beautiful but it was cool. It is still winter damn it! There is also A pack where you can read or take your kids there, I love park. I was too hungry as I haven't had anything since morning i was about to have MC. Donald but then I spotted this Thai restaurant just across the street. My favorite Tom yum soup and veggie fried rice were my breakfast-lunch and dinner.

It was still Sunday night so everyone was out and partied. It was little bit laud coz everyone was still up till 2 I went to bed early but wake up couple times coz of everyone was up. I passed out too tired to say hi didn't care. When I woke up the next morning everyone was gone off to work. Just can't believe how do they do this. Up and partied all night plus drunk and go to work in the morning, these people get use to it I suppose. Irish and British, drinking is apart of their culture.

I went to the city, with a map and google map on my phone, I took tram 16 to FEderation square, from there then I walked and walked and walked... Walked until my feed hurt then I stopped to eat. I had KFC and Pho for my brunch. Then kept walking.... Swanston st- Flinders st.- Collin st. - Russell st. - Bourke st. -Lonsdale St. -queen st. Etc etc. I passed the famous block Arcade, Royal Arcade, Causeway, Union lane where there are so many small coffee shops along the street, street mucision, etc. I also went inside the Victoria state library, some museum, china town, church etc. Yes I have seen and walked as much as I could I left hostel at 11 am and came back at 9pm... So much to seem and I have seen a lot already. Still, i haven't enough time to see it all. But I guess I have walked and seen pretty much the central. Just like Sydney or any other big cities... Skyscrapers, tall office buildings, and old churches, beautiful!!!

Came back to hostel with smile on my face, had a good and long day in the city by myself. I started to talk to everyone, it is easy to make friends when you are friendly and willing to make one. Yes everyone was nice they were all in the kitchen busy making dinner after long day at whatever work they have.
Great ocean road tour was booked, I did it online. Shea suggested me to take this tour. $90 for a whole day tour... I thought it was too expensive but it was way worthy compare to the experiences and things i've seen. I think these experiences - money can't buy, not even a single minute of the tour (well except for the long ride home) It was awesoooommeeee!