{"id":1099,"date":"2022-11-27T14:20:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T06:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeneasytravel.com\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2024-12-22T21:24:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:24:04","slug":"day-2-melbourne-geelong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeneasytravel.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/27\/day-2-melbourne-geelong\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 2 – Melbourne & Geelong"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What a nice morning, this is the view from our 50th-floor apartment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our plan was to spend the morning at Queen’s Victoria Market and then have breakfast at a nearby cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left our car at the apartment and set off on foot. It’s a leisurely 20 minutes walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is a parking site just outside the market. You can park there if needed. The first 2 hours are $6. Not too bad considering you are in a CBD area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are all kinds of stuff here. Leather products, shoes, hats, gifts and etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My favorite Avacado. It’s bigger that the ones we had back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fresh Vegetables<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lots of fruits too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look what we found! This Feijoa fruit only grows in Tasmania’s winter session only. So we bought some to try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After walking around for a while, we are feeling hungry. So we set off to Le Bajo for our breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at our sumptuous breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We heard that there is a place nearby that sells nice chocolate cake, so we went over to give it a try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Look at what we bought! Hot chocolate and cake. Yummy!!!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To reduce car use in the city area and to encourage people to use public transport more often, the Australian government introduced a Free Tram Zone within the Melbourne CBD area. So we took a free tram ride back to our apartment just for the fun of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the area covered by free tram services. You can download the map here<\/a>. You can also go to their official website<\/a> to find out more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here comes our tram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can hop on and hop off the tram to visit the area if you have the time. Meanwhile, let’s enjoy the scenery outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We collected our car from the apartment and headed towards Apollo Bay where our next accommodation is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As we reached Geelong, we decided to stop at a random pier for a rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time for a Tea Break. We decide to try out this place called Wharf Shed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had pizza and seafood rice. The food was Yummy, however, the milkshake was kind of diluted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After our tea break, we drove to the nearby Westfield shopping center to walk off our food. There are affordable car parks within the center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can find discounted sunglass here too. Different discounts for different models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After that, we continued our journey toward our Airbnb at Apollo Bay. Midway, we stopped by Coles to get some food for dinner and breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our apartment for the next 2 days. It’s quite a big place with 2 separate bedrooms. A big living area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fully equipped kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A separate dining area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Master.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a nice morning, this is the view from our 50th-floor apartment. Our plan was to spend the morning at Queen’s Victoria Market and then have breakfast at a nearby cafe. We left our car at the apartment and set off on foot. It’s a leisurely 20 minutes walk. 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