Sunday, April 11, 2010

Australian Adventures with Mitch and Robyn

Last week we were been blessed with more wonderful company! Our close friends from home, Robyn and Mitch, came to stay with us while exploring Australia. We had an awesome time with them and shared some great memories.


We started our adventures with a walk to St. Kilda Beach for gelato and sightseeing.



The boys celebrated their Australian Easter with Vegemite on toast. Vegemite is a "yeast extract" that has become a very popular spread in Australia. I haven't met too many "foreigners" who like it...Hmmm....

Dominic made friends with Auntie Robyn very quickly!
These boys definitely bring out the goofy side in each other.


Here we are from the balcony of the Shrine of Remembrance. You can see our apartment building and the ocean in the background.
The boys standing in front of the city skyline.
Having fun in the Melbourne Botanical Gardens.

Dominic hanging with the boys.
Michael and Mitch enjoying "Golden Gaytime" ice cream. Their slogan is "You can't have a gay time by yourself". Seriously!


Heading to an Australian Rules Football, or "Footy" game at the MCG!
Forget hot dogs, the traditional Australian sports snack is a meat pie. Think chicken pot pie meats beef stew.Dominic enjoyed it! Yum!
Go Hawks!


Our roadtrip down the Great Ocean Road was my favorite part of the week. The Great Ocean road is Australia's version of the Pacific Coast highway. We saw some beautiful sights!


I am not sure what is harder to get used to: driving on the left side of the road, or sitting on the right side of the car!
Had to capture this rare moment...
We couldn't believe that Robyn spotted this wild koala while we were driving! He was so cute!
Torquay Beach
Here we are in front of one of the Twelve Apostles. I can't believe it took us 4 months to get here- it is honestly worth a trip to Australia just to witness this beautiful natural landscape. We got a little carried away taking photos...










This is a photo of an aboriginal Australia meal we shared. It included kangaroo sausage, duck and pork sausage, alligator tail ceviche and calamari marinated with indigenous plants and spices. We all agreed that the roo was our favorite!

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