Blogs from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 3

This is our last blog entry for this trip so we hope you have enjoyed our entries. 29th June. Today we left early to catch our train to the Rockies, on the Rocky Mountaineer train. Some of these carriages are double deckers, with the dining area on the lower level, and on the top you have great seating with windows in the roof, so you have a fantastic view all the way. These carriages also have an open platform at the back to stand on and take in the view and take photos. These carriages are for, what they call, Goldleaf travellers. We chose Gold Leaf, not Red leaf, and were well dined and wined. We had so much food in two days, it was unbelievable! The train travels slowly, sometimes too slow, but you are ... read more

Well, its a sad day today. We left our little Jakey at school in Melbourne. He is happy to be their and the school is fantastic. He does his football training 4 times a week and the school football team is associated with the Western Bulldogs. They train at Victoria University and the school itself has great facilities. A 50 metre indoor pool, huge gym, Tennis courts and being built this year indoor badminton courts, basketball courts, spa and sauna, Rehab and fitness testing room. The biggest government development for a specialist sports school in Aust. Also very multi cultural. The rest of us are staying in Bendigo with Relies. We travelled from Warnambool where we saw the shipwreck coast, The 12 Apostles ( 7 left ) and Loch Ard Gorge , inland to Mortlake and ... read more

Wonderful breakfast Pancakes, ice cream and syrup. Yummy for tummy! We had an entertaining time last night. The five of us piled into Yasmine's car and headed into town. Our first stop was at the pub where Han's friend was having a going away bash and also her friend's band was playing for the event. We got there before the band was up so we grabbed some drinks and headed to the second floor to sit on the couches and chill. We eventually moved downstairs where we found some seats by the dance floor and stage. Soon enough the band came on. It was sort of metal-type music. No idea what the lead singer was singing and I found it strange that one guy playing the guitar had his back to the audience the whole time. ... read more