Yes, we are Group C no more. We have decided to rename ourselves Chocolates! for our love of chocolates:) By the way, Mr Ratish is the head of our group (yes, that handsome man in the picture on top...well, at least that's what he told us to say!). Joyce (3 Integrity) is the head of our group.
Our flight was pretty cool, some of us had not been a flight before, so it was quite an eye-opener. I think some of our hearts skipped a beat just before our plane took off! The flight was great (SIA flight..and a A380 plane to boot!:) Most of us slept through the flight though, as the flight was scheduled at midnight.
Once we got off the plane, the first difference just blew right in our faces. The wind sooo cold! Well, at least it was for us...the average temperature in Singapore ranges from 32-34 degrees Celsius.
However, we got used to the weather rather quickly. In fact, quite a few commented that they wished Singapore had similar weather:) No need for air-conditioning too...
Our tour guide Jytte (cool name!...she's originally from Denmark) brought us to many places of interest, and all of them were fabolous!
Firstly, we went to the Immigration Museum. Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city, and a large number of the population are immigrants or sons/daughters of immigrants. It's estimated that these immigrants come from 150 nations and speak 280 languages!
After the museum visit, we went to the Consevatory. It was beautiful. The flowers grown there were pictureresque, just postcard-perfect!:)
It was also clear how muticultural the city is. By just looking at the shops lined along the streets, we could see the wide variety of restaurants that served food from different cultures. Speaking of food, we ate our lunch and dinners at a Malay and Thai restaurant respectively. It sure felt like home during those meals:)
After lunch, we went to the Blue Dandenong range near Belgrave. This trip took an hour by coach. It was worth the trip though. The air was fresh, even though it was very cold:) And the highlight of that trip - parrots! There were several parrots there, and most of us got to feed them. We even got to buy some souvenirs at the shop there:) We then went for dinner after that.
Finally, after a whole day of travelling, we got to check in our hotels. It felt quite strange that the sun set at 6 pm. After all, it was 4 pm Singapore time:) We were tired, and we needed to sleep. Tomorrow is going to be a long day:)
We'll keep on updating you with more interesting posts each day. Watch out for tomorrow!:)
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