Steve (DOS) and I attended Collins Street Baptist Church in Adelaide for the 10:30am Palm Sunday services. Collins Street Baptist Church was just down the street from our hotel, the Grand Hyatt, and was much more progressive than the Southern…
Chocolate, Cheese, and Wine Tasting in the Yarra Valley with a German Dinner!
Yarra Valley Chocolateria: The next day (Saturday) our friend Ian drove us around in his large SUV vehicle to several places outside of Melbourne for a multi-hop around the Yarra Valley. We first went to a huge chocolate factory, which…
Spa Day and Dinner at Peninsula Hot Springs!
After a free day on our own in Melbourne, we met our good friends Ian and Rosemary at the Grand Hyatt here in Melbourne on Thursday. I first met Ian and Rosemary way back on my first trip to Australia…
First Full Day in Melbourne, Australia!
After a good night’s rest, Steve (DOS) and I both felt refreshed from the long trip from Doha to Melbourne yesterday. We have a nice suite in the Grand Hyatt Melbourne, which is on the 29th floor off of prestigious…
Onward from Doha to Melbourne Australia on Qatar Airways Boeing 777 in Q-Suites!
After a delightful and unexpected pleasant 3 night stay in Doha, we headed out to Australia on the next leg of our journey. We had flown Qatar Airways and wanted to see Qatar, so we stopped over for 3 nights,…