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SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE TOUR

australia December 14, 2018

I was glad that I was able to view this iconic building from different angles. Inside and outside. I booked a guided tour when I was there. The tours were in various languages. I chose the English guided tour because I think it's more authentic. I learned so much from the one-hour guided tour. The tour guide brought us to different types of rooms but I didn't get to see the stars' dressing rooms. Then, all of us watched a short video in a small room before we went to other rooms. It would be so nice if I could afford to watch a show in the Sydney Opera House and dine at Bennelong Restaurant. Photography and video shooting were not allowed when we were in the theater hall. The theater hall looked really nice. It's very well-designed. The Sydney Opera House was designed by a Danish architect named Jorn Utzon. This amazing building is actually composed of 1,056,000 cream-coloured Swedish tiles. The tour guide did ask us to knock one of the tiles too. The tour guide was actually from Germany. Haha. She was a little bit nervous that day because that was her first guided tour. However, she did a pretty good job in explaining all the details to us.

The tour departs from 9am to 5pm.

Price for the guided tour : AUD37 adult & AUD 20 child

Sydney Opera House is just a stone's throw distance from the Circular Quay station.

What an experience!!! Before the guided tour began, we were given headphones. It was very windy at Sydney Opera House and lots of tourists inside the building. I was glad that headphones were provided so the tour guide didn't have to shout and we could listen to her explanation clearly.

This was just a small hall where we watched a video clip.

Everybody got a chance to touch the tiles. Haha this guy didn't look impressed with the tiles I guess.

Look at all these cream-coloured Swedish tiles. The tour guide did tell us that the workers will clean the tiles yearly if I'm not mistaken. She explained a lot but I couldn't remember all. It was very impressive!!! Lol. I was too mesmerized by the amazing view from this building so I didn't pay much attention actually. *guilty*

The tour guide told us that this was the The Cleavage haha.

I really thought the woman in front of me was Anna Kendrick from the Pitch Perfect. Haha. I actually saw Rebel Wilson when I was in Sydney. I was so lucky. She was actually there for her Pitch Perfect 3 movie premier on 30th November 2017.

Just want to show you how windy outside the Sydney Opera House.

Worth my money :)

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LITTLE BAY, SYDNEY

australia December 02, 2018

Little Bay Beach is located in Randwick City Council. It is one of Sydney's undiscovered jewels. A secret 'beach' that is popular with locals. The place is quite far from the center. Luckily my friend fetched me with his old white saab. Besides that, it's my very first time sitting in a car in Sydney! I was so excited when the car passed through the Sydney's Harbour Bridge. It was really a once in a lifetime experience for me that I could actually climb the bridge and sit in a car passing the bridge. It was eye opening and I was so overjoyed to look at everything in Sydney. I'm a 'kampung' girl. This was my real first time to experience Sydney in a non touristy way. I mingled and talked with the locals. So you have to bear with me when I get so excited over little things like these lol.

I love this quiet town. It looked like the outskirt of Sydney. Less sky high buildings and busy traffic.

These trees were so beautiful too.

Still curious how Little Bay looked like.

It was very windy that evening hence this blur photo was taken.

The sea was rough. What I like the most about this Little Bay is you can hardly see any tourists there. This beach is very very quiet compare with the famous Bondi beach.

Sandy beach. It was quite hard to walk on this beach because it's fulled of seashells.

I loved it when I stood here and enjoyed the view. All I could hear was the sound of the waves crashing on the big rocks. Soothingggg. This beach is definitely the best place to watch sunset too. There's a perfect spot for you to watch the sunset. It's near the cliff! Go there and find it.

It's weird.It was almost summer time when I was in Sydney but I felt like winter when I was there. The wind was so strong especially in the evening. You can definitely board a bus to come to this secret beach. You'll never regret it!

Surprisingly it's almost a year now since my last trip to Sydney and I haven't finish writing my blogpost. Lol. I almost forget all the details of my Sydney trip. It's okay. Haha. Maybe sometimes people just look at the photos but never read. I can just simply upload all the photos here but I prefer to write down my thoughts here. Hoping that my readers will enjoy reading these.

I can't wait to go to another country next year. I'm saving my ass off right now. Stay tuned :P

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KEPONG METROPOLITAN PARK

kuala lumpur November 24, 2018

This is a nice park. You can find some pinecone trees here. The view from the observatory tower was not bad. The bird conservatory was not there when I went there. However, I could see lots of birds perching near the lake. It is still a very good place for an evening jog. It's so near to Batu Caves too. So you can drop by here after your visit to Batu Caves.

Nice lake with lots of fishes. It was a bit noisy when I was there. The noise was from the construction site which was located near the lake. I really enjoyed strolling around the lake. I saw some people fishing at the lake too.

I was very excited when I found a pinecone tree. This was my first time seeing a real pinecone! It was so small but I love it so much. I saw some rare fruits at the park too.

Lovely pinecone tree with these raindrops on its leaves.

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LEURA CASCADE

australia November 03, 2018

Today I want to share with you about this amazing cascade in Blue Mountains, Sydney. The track is well-maintained and it leads you down through a narrow valley shaded by tall tree ferns. It will also takes you down to the brink of Bridal Veil Falls. There are many tracks in this area. When you're here, please look for the sign pointing to the Prince Henry Cliff Top Walk and it will take you to the Gordon Falls. In order to reach Gordon waterfall, you need to walk for one hour (one way!) I did not go to the Gordon Falls because I had to rush back to Sydney and it was really dangerous to walk alone.

I just walked alone to Leura Cascade. I didn't know where the path would lead me to. The area was so quiet and there was no sign of human. *just kidding* There were 3 human. The other tourists seemed not interested with the cascade, so there were only three people got down from the hop on hop off bus. I followed two women to walk towards the cascade. I love this place so much! It's very calming to listen the sound of cascading water.

Some logs and ferns.

I love the paths.

A few months ago before I traveled to Sydney, I read a news about the death of a worker in Blue Mountains. When I saw the sign and I was shocked. So this was the path! They closed it down because of the accident. Prince Henry Cliff is the toughest and most dangerous route! I couldn't imagine if I trespassed this area. I could have died alone :'( I was quite sad at the time and I really had the thought to just enter that place and get lost in the deep beautiful mountain. Haha just kidding! I wouldn't take the risk though. I love my life. *smile*

I like the wooden signboard too.

Lovely place, isn't it.

Few more minutes to go. I was catching my breathe. I couldn't imagine I had to walk all the way up when I wanted to return to the bus stop. Stairs and more stairs again! I was so terrified by the thought of walking up the stairs after my Blue Mountains' trip. I need to buy a pair of nice hiking shoes soon.