Wednesday, July 14, 2010

ESCAPE TO AUSTRALIA : MELBOURNE-JINDABYNE

We hired a car from Hertz at the Melbourne International Airport to continue our holiday all the way to Brisbane. Before leaving Melbourne, we had our breakfast at a chain restaurant - "The Lazy Moes" near the airport.
We had the typical Australian breakfast. This restaurant served good size meals and value for money.
Jeremiah joined us for breakfast and saw us off. It was a leisure drive with the guidance from the car GPS
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Our first stop was Jindabyne, a small town near the Snowy Mountains. We put up a night at the Ski Inn - a comfortable 3 star accommodation. The Ski Inn is located on a small hill overlooking the Jindabyne Lake. We had a good view of the lake during breakfast. Breakfast was included in the stay package - at hearty breakfast of 2 poached eggs, bacon, toasted wholemeal bread, cereal, fruits and coffee or tea.Jindabyne is the gateway to the snowy mountains. In Winter, many people come to Jindabyne during the ski season as the town offers many cheap accommodation and good deal for rental of ski equipment. Before leaving for Canberra, we toured the area but there was no much to see except for the beautiful lake.
It was a rainy day, we decided to skip the Snowy Mountains area and continued our journey. However, as we were leaving, Snowy Mountains came into view in the distance.

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To continue ............

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