Blogs from Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Leider habe ich mal wieder keine Zeit, aber die Bilder von meinem Trip entlang der Great Ocean Road sind so schoen, dass ich mir kurz die Zeit nehme, um wenigstens ein paar Bilder zu bloggen!... read more

So, over the hill (or around the hills) we went. It's been a long time and that trip around the hills seems to take longer each time I travel it. There were steep hills and queues of vehicles behind us, including lots of trucks because there were roadworks too. Never mind, the 12 Apostles was something to look forward to. However, when we got to the 12 Apostles, there is now a humungous Visitor Centre (that was closed) and many choppers taking tourists out to see the sights. It was quite bizarre, especially for those people who remember the location how it was. A small car park with half a dozen cars with nothing fenced in (take your chances with the cliff edges). Today there were so many people and mostly visitors to our country. It ... read more

The Great Ocean Road, 151 miles running between Torquay and Allansford on the South East Victoria coast, has been described as one of the greatest coastal drives in the world - it certainly is!! The scenery is simply stunning, especially in the first section between Torquay and Lorne, where the road twists and turns along the coast, right at the waters edge. Bays and inlets of bright turquoise sea, large surf and long sandy beaches come into view around every bend. We break the trip by staying at a B & B in Apollo Bay, a small seaside town set on a wide expansive bay. We take a side trip, along Cape Otway Peninsula, to the old lightstation. On the way back we are again fortunate to see Koalas in the wild - more photographs!! Next ... read more

Great Ocean Road je australské památkové dědictví, oblíbená turistická atrakce a největší válečný památník v jednom. Jde o silnici vybudovanou navracejími se vojáky z První světové války - jednak aby je nějak zaměstnali (jejich ruce i jejich mysli) a taky aby uctili památku všem padlým. Budovali ji mezi lety 1919 a 1931, otevřená byla roku 1932 a měří 243 kilometrů. Začíná asi hodinu od Melbourne, v nějakém Torquay a končí v Allansfordu. Počasí se opět vůbec nevyvedlo, pršelo a bylo zataženo, na nejžádanější destinací se ale trochu vyjasnilo. Ona žádaná destinace je 12 apoštolů, skalnaté 'sochy'. Ve skutečnosti je jich jen 8 - příroda aka oceán a vítr jsou nemilosrdní. Popravdě čekala jsem víc, nějaké cedule kolem silnice se jmény vojáků neví tak něco, ale je to prostě jen silnice kolem pěkného pobřeží. Připomínalo mi západní ... read more

Lamb chops… how delicious. Australia, you spoil me. Sensational food, wonderful people, incredible sceneries… I just want to eat the whole country up. And on top of all of that I am going to an Icelandic horse farm tomorrow. I’m ecstatic. Anyway, first thing first. Celebrating Xmas far away from home, in a country where it’s warm and sunny (but where they still spray fake snow on the windows!) and xmas day is on the 25th of December. If I can decide I would like to continue my celebrations down under. I agree that drinking glögg (mulled wine) in front of the open fire with the snow falling quietly outside is a special thing BUT I prefer a yummy BBQ in the sun. See you all at the beach xmas 2015? We celebrated xmas eve (the ... read more