Two Cousins from Two Continents in Melbourne, Australia

Mind you, our trips are NOT vacation and NOT as a tourist but we treasured any opportunity that was outside of the job, of doing training and consulting work.

Yes, after our first week of working for the Mernda mushroom plant, the Two Cousins from Two Continents got together again in Melbourne.

Here we are inside the elevator of a big department store in a new mall...

On Saturday, October 3, 1992, Liz had picked us up at noon and Pieter treated all three of us to lunch on a terrace in South Yarra, at an Italian Restaurant on 306 Toorak Road. 

There now is a Korean Zen Charcoal BBQ restaurant...

Happy together again!

Liz did go frequently to Europe for business and she called me when she was in Venice, Italy only 45 minutes away from where we lived and worked in 1989... Small world!

It always is fun to get a real taste of a country by exploring its shopping malls.

Undies and Cousins... both got hooked on La Perla from Italy!

Studying a garment...

Liz also has been a fabulous seamstress, so we had lots in common!

We did end the day with a lovely dinner at Marcella, after having visited with her at her apartment.

Next day it would be back to work!

Stay tuned for more and thanks for your visit and comment.

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Visiting Healesville Sanctuary in VIC, Australia

Well, a good night sleep makes you feel a whole lot different next day!
We did drive the short distance to Healesville Sanctuary.

Here Pieter is petting a Wallaby; so very cute!
Pieter is wearing the leather jacket that he purchased in February 1991 from Pond's India's Leather Garment Factory

Remember in my previous post we just had checked into the Eltham Gateway Conference Centre and
that was about 45 minutes from Healesville Sanctuary.
In 1988 we stayed in Bundoora, seen left of 1339 Main Road, Eltham Gateway.
The mushroom plant is in Mernda, at the top above 1339...

HEALESVILLE SANCTUARY

Indeed a truly AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE!
There also were night animals that could be seen by infra red light.

Back to the Wallaby and Pieter, with another kid that came to pet it.

One Wallaby came up to me for petting...

Petting this Wombat was very special!
Just a baby, about 5 months old as its Mama had been hit by a car...

Here is another wombat, with its hind leg stretched.

And we spotted this cute Koala up in a shrub!

Thanks for your visit and comment, stay tuned for more...

Related links:
My 2nd Trip to Australia from Atlanta - Dallas - Los Angeles - Sydney - Melbourne | previous post
Katoomba & Jenolan Caves, Blue Mountains Australia | previous post by me

With Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours to the BLUE MOUNTAINS Australia | previous post by me

Sydney Centre Point Tower, Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise & Opera House | previous post

Surroundings of Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, VIC, Australia  | previous post by me

Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW | previous post by me

My 1st Trip to Work in Australia and also Meeting my First Cousin Liz | previous post by me
Husband Pieter's 2nd and 3rd Trip to Australia | previous post by me

Trips to Australia | previous post by me

{Angels engraved on lucky calendar coin of 1969} | previous post by me

{My Teacher, Mentor, BOSS & Husband over 44+ Years} | previous post by me

{My Own Design of Brass Mushrooms} | previous post by me

My 2nd Trip to Australia from Atlanta - Dallas - Los Angeles - Sydney - Melbourne

We had been home from The Netherlands for 12 days... September 12, for my youngest brother Jan's wedding with Wilma...
So here we go again!

Yep, getting there is always the hard part! Pieter's 5th and my 2nd trip to Down Under!

We got up on Thursday morning  of September 24, 1992 and were in our clothes by 7:30 AM, Georgia/US time.

Leaving for the airport by 9:00 AM and we finally arrived in Melbourne Australia by 9:00 AM on Saturday morning and at the Eltham Gateway Conference Centre around 11:00 AM.

There is a time difference of 14 hours with Georgia/US. 

Still a looooooooooooong trip!

On Thursday morning September 24 we left on Delta from Atlanta, GA for Los Angeles, CA via Dallas, TX where we made a stop...

We had a chair with limitations because it could not go backwards...

NORHTWEST AIRLINES served good meals however...

DINNER & BRUNCH

Now only from Sydney to Melbourne...
We arrived there by 9:00 AM and got picked up by one of the Mernda mushroom plant's staff members, who also left us a car to use for the weekend.

So here we are around 11:00 AM!

Needless to say that first thing we did is getting out of our clothes after 37.5 hours and taking a bath! 

Eating a pizza and going for a walk... not warm at 14-15ºC in the beginning of spring.

We went to a beautiful garden centre and admired the many shrubs and trees they have and even Dutch bulb fields! 

There is a reason they call Victoria the Garden State!

After a soup at the restaurant, we went to bed rather early, after some 45 hours without mattress!
 Of course we woke up around 1:30 AM due to the time change but we did sleep in till 8:00 AM on Sunday.

Thanks for traveling these 37 hours with us - BORING and LONG trip!

Next post is more fun 😉! Stay tuned...

Related links:

Katoomba & Jenolan Caves, Blue Mountains Australia | previous post by me

With Hawkesbury Valley Heritage Tours to the BLUE MOUNTAINS Australia | previous post by me

Sydney Centre Point Tower, Captain Cook Luncheon Cruise & Opera House | previous post

Surroundings of Melbourne Mushrooms in Mernda, VIC, Australia  | previous post by me

Visiting Uncle Louis in the Australian Outback of Broken Hill, NSW | previous post by me

My 1st Trip to Work in Australia and also Meeting my First Cousin Liz | previous post by me
Husband Pieter's 2nd and 3rd Trip to Australia | previous post by me

Trips to Australia | previous post by me

{Angels engraved on lucky calendar coin of 1969} | previous post by me

{My Teacher, Mentor, BOSS & Husband over 44+ Years} | previous post by me

{My Own Design of Brass Mushrooms} | previous post by me