Monday, July 20th
It has been quite a long time since I last posted (almost a month), but finally I'm back for an update on my Australian adventure. The trip is quickly approaching its send, sadly, but I still have ten more days to enjoy here. So far, I have been having a wonderful, unforgettable time. First I had this tow weeks program at the University of Melbourne in which I met so many lovely people from around the world and learnt so many things -beyond commerce and social justice which were the courses I wad taking.
Later, once the whole family was reunited, we head towards our very first stop of the trip: The Great Ocean Road.
It has been quite a long time since I last posted (almost a month), but finally I'm back for an update on my Australian adventure. The trip is quickly approaching its send, sadly, but I still have ten more days to enjoy here. So far, I have been having a wonderful, unforgettable time. First I had this tow weeks program at the University of Melbourne in which I met so many lovely people from around the world and learnt so many things -beyond commerce and social justice which were the courses I wad taking.
Later, once the whole family was reunited, we head towards our very first stop of the trip: The Great Ocean Road.
And, let me say, what a marvellous site. We took the direction Melbourne to Adelaida and it was unbelievable to see the cliffs and landscapes all along the coast line. It is still winter here in Australia and the day started pretty cloudy and rainy. The route begins at Torquay and we slowly drove throughout the road stopping in a few sites such as the Lighthouse or The Twelve Apostles. You even go through a kind of tropical forest (or it seemed so, if you know what it is and how is it called please leave a comment, would be lovely to know)! Definitely, the views are gorgeous all around.
The next day we flew out to the so called Australia's Red Centre, to, of course, visit Uluru. My first impressions were that it was going to be pretty boring to see a huge rock in the middle of nowhere. But I was so wrong. It is quite breathtaking getting there and actually realising that it is ONE rock. Not a big rock made of rocks, but one sole rock. That first thought is incredible by its own, even though there are many more wonderful things about Ayer's Rock. The colours, the sky, the walks around it, the aboriginal culture. Everything transforms what could be nowhere into a gorgeous somewhere.
However, there is more to it. We visited the Olgas (Kata-Tutja if I'm not wrong), which are beautiful two, and a good place to walk around and then the next days we were at King's Canyon. There is a stroll which goes on the top and you can see the canyon from up and that is a quite stunning stroll. But six days around the Northern Territory were enough for our first trip in Australia and then, two days ago, we departed to Queensland.
However, there is more to it. We visited the Olgas (Kata-Tutja if I'm not wrong), which are beautiful two, and a good place to walk around and then the next days we were at King's Canyon. There is a stroll which goes on the top and you can see the canyon from up and that is a quite stunning stroll. But six days around the Northern Territory were enough for our first trip in Australia and then, two days ago, we departed to Queensland.
We arrived to Cairns! The Tropical North. My mum has rented a gorgeous apartment near by and we will be this next days exploring the zone. Hopefully, we'll see the Great Barrier Reef and we'll do some cool activity like rafting or hot air ballooning. Then, our last stop we'll be Sydney and... back home!
I wish this trip could last forever.
Sincerely,
Vera
PS: I feel like I have repeated the same words over and over like beautiful, wonderful and gorgeous but I have run out of ways to express how unique this place is.
I wish this trip could last forever.
Sincerely,
Vera
PS: I feel like I have repeated the same words over and over like beautiful, wonderful and gorgeous but I have run out of ways to express how unique this place is.