Sunday, August 9, 2015

Vacay in Aussie Land: Part 1



Although I've only visited Australia once I feel like I did everything and anything in a short amount of time.  I shopped, ate, went sight seeing and ate again.  Lucky for me Melbourne had all of that to offer and much much more.

- Zurouna - I know I may be a little bit partial (this is my boyfriend's mothers restaurant), but this place has the best Lebanese food in town.  For appetizers we had the dip platter (in the photo below), lamb sharwarma and haloumi cheese sambousik.  I think my favorite was the haloumi cheese sambousik which kind of looked like an egg roll that was filled with cheese.



Point King Beach - This beach was really pretty and secluded.  It felt like we had our own personal beach due to only a few other beach goers out and about.  After a day at the beach make sure to head to the town square for great food and local shops.


Healesville Sanctuary - The Healesville Sanctuary was probably one of the best zoos I have ever been to partly because of their different animal encounters that they offered.  We of course chose to feed the kangaroos.  I was really surprised at how friendly they were.  They would grab your arm for more corn which was some what scary at first!  This little fury baby below was named Crystal.


Ludlow Bar and Dining Room - Is on the banks of South Yarra, Melbourne right next to the water.  This restaurant has a great atmosphere and in the perfect location.  The food is really unique and something that you won't be able to get anywhere else.  We decided that we would share a few different small plates and have one main dish.  The dish below is the Tea Poached Celtic Scallop Iberico Gran Reserva which was my favorite.  We also had the Grilled Southern Octopus and the Roast Morton Bay Bug.


Peninsula Hot Springs - This natural hot springs was one of the prettiest places I've ever been.  The views are spectacular and you can see for miles and miles.  On top of that they have a variety of different types of pools like an underground sauna, hydrotherapy pool, cave pool and even a reflexology walk.


Stay tuned for part 2!


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