Day 4: Bye Sydney & Back to Melbourne

Last day in Sydney~

JM and I went to a nearby shopping centre to grab brunch before heading our ways.....

JM's sandwich from Soul Origin

The portion was huge! This here is a picture of the half portion~ but luckily it tasted yummy!

Decided to try one of this sushi rolls that I've see everywhere. This California roll was from Rockin' Rolls. The taste was not too bad except that the seaweed was all soggy from the rice.

This makes for a really convenient meal as you can just grab it on the go like a sandwich.

The platform here at this station looks really nice. This is where I took the train to the airport.

The trains are clean and comfortable. The trains are double-deckered and is differently from the trains that I'm used to taking. But it is kind of difficult for people with huge luggages to maneuver around.

Once back in Melbourne, we went to Epocha which is a modern European restaurant to celebrate Willy's birthday.

Address: 49 Rathdowne St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia

Herb and mozzarella focaccia (AUD12)

Herb and garlic focaccia (AUD10)

Gnocchi Ragu o Pomodoro (AUD23)

Homemade gluten free potato gnocchi with napoli sauce 

First time trying gnocchi and it was better than I expected albeit I don't think it's something that I would order again.

Don't remember what pasta was this but it was yummy~ think this was the Trofie al Pesto (AUD23)

Traditional Genovese pasta with homemade pesto of basil, pinenuts and pecorino cheese

Tagliolini Frutti di Mare (AUD27)

Homemade pasta with fresh seafood cooked in white wine, farlic, fresh tomato, a touch of chilli and parsley

Love this dish~ especially since the prawn was big and fresh!!! 

Zuccaia (AUD19)

Tomato, fior di latte mozzarella, pumpkin, pine nuts, basil, parmesan

An interesting pizza and it's the first time I've had a pizza that's topped with pumpkin

Modonese (AUD19)

Tomato, fior mozzarella, Italian sausage, capsicum

Sorry for the blurred images as I was trying my best to snap pics of all the food as fast as I can so that the others don't have to wait long before they could dig in, but apparently I didn't do a very good job.

Calzone Classico (AUD19)

Cresent shaped pizza filled with tomato, flio di latte mozzarella, Virginia ham, mushrooms

It's been a long time since I had a calzone and I'm glad that this one was good! 

Emilia (AUD20)

Tomato, fior di latte mozzarella, prosciutto, roquette, parmesan, extra virgin olive oil

This pizza was definitely not my cup of tea....not a fan of roquette

Rogatoni Carbonara (AUD23)

Rigatoni pasta in an egg basaed sauce cooked with panchetta, pecorino and black pepper

This here is the bomb!! My favourite dish of the night~!! Super deliciously carbonara that's not jelak.

The siblings together~

The birthday boy with his cute bday cake!

Hehehe.....overall it was a great dinner with a wide variety of people~

Day 3: Sydney Opera House & Crocodile Pizza

Hello there~

What are you looking for?

Sydney Harbour Bridge~

The Opera House~

Lol~ our attempt to walk towards the Royal Botanical Garden

We gave up half way and decided to grab some food instead~

I came across this restaurant from Chika's Vlog on her Sydney trip some time ago and dragged JM with me to this place - The Australian Heritage Hotel

Address: 100 Cumberland St, The Rocks NSW 2000, Australia

We ordered a 1/2 pizza of Pepper kangaroo (AUD25.9 for regular) and Saltwater crocodile (AUD26.5).

hahaha....kangaroo meat marinated in native pepper with roasted capsicum and cranberries. The crocodile meat was marinated in a spicy coconut cream and fresh Thai herbs with spinach.

Kangaroo meat reminded me of beef but thank goodness they were heavily marinated so I had no problem with them. Meanwhile, the crocodile meat tasted like chicken! Overall, they are both interesting pizzas to try out if you do drop by. 

Lol, JM checking out the inside of a public toilet

And it's huge!

After that, we walked back to Darling Harbour~

Not just so we could get some nice pictures.....

......but because we had an ulterior motive!

For this!!!

Hurricane's Grill at Darling Harbour!

Address: Harbourside Shopping Centre, 433-436 Darling Drive, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

JM trying to get her google map to work offline....

We came back for the best lamb ribs we've ever had!!! Succulent and absolutely delicious! I WANT SOME RIGHT NOW TOO!!! A must have if you do drop by Sydney~!

After that we grabbed some mararons as dessert and also as gifts for JS and her family!

Day 3: Sydney Manly Beach

Our comfortable beds~ We slept really well every night...

Early in the morning, we stopped by Pie face for some pies~

Look at all those faces~

A chicken pie with green peas, potato mash adn mushroom gravy

The taste was ok~ Not really a huge fan of meat pies! But because pie face was just everywhere, we had to give it a try!

It was super windy and cold that morning~

We took a ferry from Darling harbour to Manly Beach~

There we met an interesting American traveller....

....who told us he was given 2 weeks from his wife for his travels ~ hahaha....and that it's almost time to go home!

The view was just amazing~

Though at some point, it was kind of scary because of the waves.....

Spotted this cutie at Manly Beach and it's owner was nice enough to help us snap some pics~

Look at that smile~

After shopping around at cotton active, we went to Max Brenners for some yummlicious chocolate~

The one above was the hot chocolate (AUG5.5) and the one below, italian thick dark chocolate (AUD6)~

No more italian thick for me as it was just tooooo thick to my liking, almost to a point where it's undrinkable. I had to enjoy it with a spoon instead.

We also had the choc nut fudge brownie with ice cream (AUD8.5)~ Yummy!

Time to take the ferry back~

The sampatness in us brought us out just so we could snap some pics with the Sydney Opera House from a different view~

Next, we walked to the Opera House and there were soooo many tourists there!!

Love this pic~

Along the way, there were many cafes where one could just order a nice cup of coffee/ beer and enjoy the scenery~