An 8-Day Trip to Australia: The Perfect Choice for a Getaway with Old Friends
Hey Friends! Get ready for a relaxing 8-day trip to Australia, featuring the Great Ocean Road, Koala Valley, the Sydney Opera House, and the delicious cuisine of the Southern Hemisphere's fish markets!
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Australia, a land of unique history and picturesque landscapes🌅. Here, you'll find the magnificent Sydney Opera House🎭, and the mysterious Great Barrier Reef🐠. The locals are warm and welcoming, with diverse customs, offering you a unique Southern Hemisphere experience!
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🎉Itinerary: Australian Adventure Tour🌏
Day 1: Guangzhou✈️Brisbane
Depart for Brisbane and get ready to embark on your Australian adventure!
Day 2: South Bank Parklands->Story Bridge->Queensland Museum->Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course
Explore the greenery of South Bank Parklands, stroll across the historic Story Bridge, delve into culture at the Queensland Museum, and finally, enjoy a round of golf at Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course.
Day 3: Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course->Labrador Pelican Feeding->Surfers Paradise
Continue your golfing at Kooralbyn, then head to Labrador to watch the pelican feeding, and arrive at Surfers Paradise in the evening to experience the vibrant nightlife.
Day 4: Great Ocean Road Walk->Twelve Apostles->Apollo Bay->Loch Ard Gorge
Admire the breathtaking ocean views along the Great Ocean Road Walk, visit the mystical Twelve Apostles, relax by the sea at Apollo Bay, and finally, marvel at the grandeur of nature at Loch Ard Gorge.
Day 5: Federation Square->Hosier Lane->Bendigo Tramways->St. Patrick's Cathedral->Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria->National Gallery of Victoria
In Melbourne, explore the bustling Federation Square, immerse yourself in the artistic atmosphere of Hosier Lane, take a ride on a vintage Bendigo tram, visit St. Patrick's Cathedral, stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and finally, admire the art treasures at the National Gallery of Victoria.
Day 6: Sydney Harbour Ferry->Watsons Bay->Sydney Opera House->Sydney Fish Market->Royal Botanic Garden Sydney->Darling Harbour
Take a ferry across Sydney Harbour and enjoy the magnificent harbor views, then head to Watsons Bay for a relaxing time by the sea. Afterwards, visit the Sydney Opera House, savor the fresh seafood at the Sydney Fish Market, stroll through the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, and finally, end your day at Darling Harbour.
Day 7: Sydney Zoo->Blue Mountains National Park->Three Sisters->Leura->Hyde Park->St Mary's Cathedral
Get up close and personal with adorable animals at Sydney Zoo, then head to the magnificent Blue Mountains National Park to admire the magical Three Sisters. Afterwards, experience the charm of Leura village, and back in Sydney, visit Hyde Park and finally, St Mary's Cathedral, to experience its religious solemnity and sanctity.
Day 8: Sydney✈️Guangzhou
Conclude your delightful Australian journey and depart for home, filled with wonderful memories!
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Recommended Attractions:
✨ Sydney Opera House: Not only does it host world-class performances, but you can also explore behind-the-scenes and admire the beautiful scenery of Sydney Harbour. Don't forget to enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea, perfect for us senior travelers!
🌈 Darling Harbour: Want a panoramic view of Sydney Harbour? Darling Harbour is the place to be! You can also visit the Sydney Aquarium and the Wild Life Sydney Zoo, and experience the local laid-back atmosphere. The evening fireworks and cultural events are not to be missed.
🐨 Sydney Zoo: Over 4,000 animals await your discovery, including many endangered species! Stroll along the African Boardwalk and Primate Boulevard, get up close with Australian native animals, and explore the fascinating world of reptiles and nocturnal creatures.
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🧳 Travel Checklist: Essential Items for Your Trip to Australia
📞 Be sure to get a local SIM card for easy communication and affordable Internet access.
🔌 Don't forget to bring a plug adapter, as Australian outlets are different from ours.
🪪 Make sure you have all your documents: passport, visa, and driver's license are essential!
👕 The weather in Australia in March is pleasant. Bring some spring and autumn clothing, as well as comfortable shoes for easy walking.
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Australia, a land full of adventures, awaits you to explore every beautiful corner! 🌏✨The exploration never ends, Australia awaits your discovery!
First time visiting the Sydney Fish Market!🤩 Seafood was fresh however many shops sell repeated items and it is tough to get seats.
Come to participate in my son's graduation ceremony, the first stop of the ceremony came to the fish market, only more than 400 meters from the hotel I stayed in, three people spent 260 knives, the seafood is really fresh, if you don't convert to RMB, this price feels very good 😊
The Sydney fish market is very close to Darling Harbour and can be reached on foot. The fish are dazzling, so that food is simply difficult to choose! People still prefer to eat sashimi, because it is straightforward, no need to find a restaurant to process. There are also those that are grilled and sold, like lobster and oysters. You have to be careful when eating seagulls grab food. It's a very good experience! 🌹
Founded in 1945, Sydney Fish Market is the largest market of its kind in the southern hemisphere, with up to 100 seafood on the market every day. In addition to seafood, it serves a wide range of vegetables, fruits, breads and sushi, and bars, restaurants and delicious delis are everywhere. This is the gathering place for seafood tasting in Sydney. 70% of the purchases and sales are Chinese. The price of the prepared package platter is not expensive, and the selection and processing of live seafood is not cheap. It is a good choice to buy some seafood back to the apartment hotel for a big meal, and you can also eat at the open-air Fisherman's Wharf. We went to the fish market at more than 3 pm, and we went to the fish market for about 40 minutes. We bought a cooked Dongyan lobster -69.75, green tiger shrimp -9.91, oyster half a dozen -8.95, Arctic shell sashimi -4, cold seaweed -3, a total of AUD95.61, and then went to the small supermarket near the fish market light rail station to buy a bottle of Japanese seafood soy sauce -2.75, Just so full. At the beginning, I bought a big lobster for $110.57, and there was 2.3 catties. After that, I felt a little bigger. I would support it if I ate too much. Fortunately, I didn't cut it. The market was refunded (thank you very much, like it). Later, I bought a 1.55 catties, and the unit price was cheaper by $5/kg. Compared with domestic, the price is of course very cheap, like oysters can't eat so fresh in China. However, in Sydney, the price of the fish market is not cheap, and the supermarket activities are cheaper, but the freshness may be almost, but it is not absolute. Figure 1: Sydney Fish Market was founded in 1945; Figure 2: Cooked eastern rock lobster Eastern Rock Lobster-94.99/kg; Figure 3: Oversized green tiger shrimp -$28.99/kg; Figure 4: Unknown fish -$11.99/kg; Figure 5: Cooked tiger crab Cooked Spanner Crab - $16.99/kg; Figure 6: Sydney Fish Market and the ANZ Legion Bridge on the northwest side Anzac Bridge; Figure 7: Sydney Fish Market Light Rail Station; Figure 8: Cooked Dongyan Lobster Cooked Eastern Rock Lobster-$69.75; Figure 9: Arctic Bay Sashimi -2+2=$4/Sydney Rock Octopus Half a dozen -$8.95; Figure 10: Tiger Shrimp Green Tiger Prawn-$9.91 (seems to have 6 more).
The Sydney Fish Market, the world's second largest wholesale fish market, is the largest fish market in the southern hemisphere, second only to Tsukiji. The blue building not only contains huge deep-sea lobsters, fat emperor crabs, fresh salmon and meaty Australian stone scorpion, but also offers on-site cooking such as Western-style light meals, Chinese or Japanese cuisine. If you walk from Darling Harbour, it takes about 20 minutes. We took the bus from the University of Sydney, and the route google is good. Transportation: You can take the Light Rail to the Fish Market Station and get off. The tram can be reached directly. When the station comes out, turn and cross the road. There are more people going, just follow the crowd. Time: 5:30-16:00 Open. Everyone said that it was best to come around 10 o'clock in the morning. At this time, there were not many tourists. You can find a table outside to eat at ease. Breakfast and lunch can be solved together. In fact, you can also come to lunch, and there is no long queue. [What to eat here]: 1. Salmon sashimi2. You must eat raw consumption. The sashimi and oysters are fresh, and the oysters are poured directly with lemon juice, and the whole oysters are snuck in. The main sources of customers in the market are concentrated at Christie's and Peter's at the door, and we all got it in Peter's. 3. Deep sea lobster 4. Crab crab is huge, 15-25 Australian dollar/kg or so is very attractive. Meat crabs are made now! There are several such freshly made fish in the fish market. You can make all kinds of cooking methods you like, such as: green onion and ginger, Singapore spicy crab, pretzel crab, steamed crab, everything! Anyway, look at what you want to eat! The process of fishing is to choose crabs first, and then add cooking fees of about $15, and add pasta and add $10-$15. Pay and take the number plate. After purchasing indoors, you can go to the open-air location to eat in the sun. Be careful of seagulls! Seagulls are fierce, they will grab your food! Be careful when eating outside! We all finish eating a box and open another box. Sometimes I hear the screams of people at other tables because the food is gone by the seagulls. This is our order~ these Easts cost about 86 Australian dollars.
It is recommended to go to the fish market early in the morning. After all, the seafood is still fresh from fishing in the morning. Sydney's attractions are relatively concentrated, and it takes nearly 20 minutes to walk hungry, just to open your stomach to eat. I recommend the oysters and lobsters here. Just look at it and droole. The taste is really great! The price is still relatively close to the people.
For seafood lovers, this is really a paradise in paradise! Fresh and not wanting! I want to eat everything, I want to try everything! And the price can't be more fair! There are several Chinese stalls, you can also communicate directly in Chinese. The only bad thing is that sitting outdoors is very special and comfortable, but be careful of sea birds coming to grab something to eat! A little not very assured to beware of eating! Ha ha ha ha ha ha
The more famous fish market, the seafood in it is now called freshly made, there are also cooked, put on the ice directly to eat, now there is processing fee, the store is different processing fee is different, we in the two stores called seafood, a ten Australian dollars a kilogram, a fifteen Australian dollars a kilogram. The seafood is very fresh, the taste is very good, it is worth a visit.