Quick Visit of Melbourne, Australia
On a trip to Australia for 10 days, it was enough time to visit two place - Sydney and Melbourne. It is so amusing to think that Melbourne is known compared to Victoria. I hear so many people talk about Melbourne but not much about Victoria yet Melbourne is the capital of victoria. She shared some amazing images and it's good to share it to the whole world, right? I was excited to hear her experience as I have not been to Melbourne but have stayed in Sydney for three months.
The
day tour went well as planned, hitting Gold Museum and Sovereign Hills Museum. The day started an early rise in the morning, leaving in short time to see
Ballarat, a city located on the Yarrowee River and lower western plains of the
Great Dividing Range in the state of Victoria, Australia. It is believe to be
around 105 kilometers or 65 miles, west-north-west of the state capital;
Melbourne. It has a population of between 80-90,000 or more and is the state's most populated
inland settlement; fifth most populated inland settlement in Australia. Locals
are referred as Ballaratians.
This
first trip is going to be exciting! You
know when it is your first, there is so much to discover, ask about, not
knowing what to expect. It may be amazing or it could be a disaster , will find out. It is good to have an idea where we are going that
way we don’t feel like an idiot and ask nonsense questions. But it is still
possible to ask nonsense just for the laughs. The night before, doing an online research to
check it out and learn a bit information regarding Ballarat would be a good thing to do or maybe just go and wait to see. There is so much history in this place. It was populated by Wathaurong
people before
to
the European settlement. The Wathaurong people were the Indigenous Australian
people and it was in the early 1850’s when Thomas Hiscock discovered gold. The discovery
leads to people from other places, hoping to have a cut of precious metals,
too. Who would not leave a life with no gold when you can find it somewhere
else? As word of mouth spreads regarding the discovery of gold; a new era of
immigrants begin to establish in Ballarta. This is a normal thing to happen
when people are searching for greener pasture. What a beautiful history!
Our tour started from the mine. The mine
is being preserved for tourists; exactly the same as it was when the mine was still
in business and as a reminder of what happened.
A typical bar of the
early time inside the hotel, we enjoyed the following on our
tour :
The wombat came out of his underground place and he’s looking for a companion.
Lion, staring at tourists.
Orang utan, gently looking at his brother.
Peacock, spreading their beautiful feathers.
Two places on a day is enough and a time to relax in a cozy place with food. Food always comes next to travel, feet are tired so rest is best! I love Australia and would like to go back again.
