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Still with the Lunar New Year Bazaar feeling, at the South Gate, we welcomed by the floating lantern named Le Bal des Lumineoles. Shaped like a floating fish.

Le Bal des Lumineoles at South Gate

After being delighted by the floating fish lantern, we went to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), but stop at the art center to see a beautiful light colors at art center's park. 

Right in front of the tower, we could see a big screen that played a top 40 music video all night long. And also a stage for you who want to express your self (I think). After stopped and took some pictures, we went to the NGV.

National Gallery of Victoria

We were amazed with all the arts inside the gallery. We could see lots of arts from 100 artist from 32 different countries in here. What kind of art? You could see sculpture, paint, ect, you name it.




I actually love to see art so much. But since there were lots of people came in group and noisy, so I couldn't enjoy it 100%. You know art gallery will be much more grace and easy to enjoy when the visitors are not very noisy.

So move on...

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Queen Victoria Garden

Because there were lots of visitors at the NGV, I couldn't stand to stay inside it too long. So we move on to the other place. 

Next destination was Queen Victoria Garden. In here we could see lots of arts displayed almost at the entire parks. Their main attractions was the Neon Dog Park. 

Neon Dog Park provided you a colorful colors of neon light that shaped like lots of dogs breeds, and also dogs behavior. You could take a picture with them, but of course not to break it.

Beside the Neon Dog Park, we could see lots of arts displayed, not just inside the Queen Victoria Park only, but almost all the parks around when we walked to the Federation Square. Almost all of them were soooooooo mesmerizing.

Like the visual art named The Man Who Cannot Sleep near the Neon Dog Park. It was the big face sculpture with a light that shoot at it. I didn't take the picture, because lots of people stand surrounded it.

If you walked to the center of the Queen Victoria Park, you could participate with turn the candle on at the Queen Victoria's Sculpture. It was a part of the event too, named Light the Way. And, the way to the Sculpture were also lighted with candles at the verge of the foot path.

La Terra Al Centro Dell' Universo from Namaste Europa were the art that displayed the solar system. 

And also the balloon that shaped like half body of astronot, named Calling Occupant. Sadly we couldn't go near the art, because, again, lots of people surrounded it. So we walked forward to the Federation Square, took its picture from behind is good enough tho... LOL.

Federation Square and around

Human, human, and human. That was the first thing in my mind when we arrived at Federation Square. Because Fed Square also in front of the most busiest train station at Melbourne, Flinder Station, and also CBD, yes of course, there were lots of people gather and meet.

Since there were lots of people at Federation Square, I was a little bit nervous. What if there were a bomb here, someone in trance, putting religion as the shield, and bomb all of us. OMG! What a nightmare. Luckily I just too much thinking. There were some accident. I could see one or two people brought by police, bleeding, but yeah. Show must go on, right. After all, police were everywhere.

What we could see at Fed Square? An art installation named Liquid Sky. The website said that was the first time they had it. With 150 meters long from one to other end of Fed Square. It said this art inspired by a group of bird that fly at the sky, but I saw it like the wave. Especially with the pearly blue colors.

In front of the Fed Square, we could see some people dancing while trying to pull the big rope that hanging in front of the liquid sky. And when they did that, we could hear a breezing and beautiful sound from it. It so connected with the liquid sky it self. One of my favorite, makes me feel calm and peace for a while.

Walked to the east of Fed Square, in front of ACMI bulding, we were amazed by a light show at the buildings in front of ACMI. They named the art The Secret Life of Building. This also my favorite one.

Walked a little far and stop at the Town Hall, we could hear and saw some opera singers singing at the veranda of the Town Hall. Come on, when will we get the Opera singing show for free beside at the whitenight at Melbourne? LOL.

The last place to visited that night was Carlton Garden, it was at the tip of the Melbourne. Because we walked it feel so far, and we took the wrong way to get it. But when we arrived there, OMG!!! I really amazed with their art installation named Lime Light Projection Lighting at Royal Exhibition Building.

Their light show succeed makes me in awe. 

For more less 6 minutes they provide the light show and it came every 3 minutes with different lightshow. It was so amazing.

Walked to the back of the building, we went to the Melbourne Museum and served by another wonderful art installations. The Serpent Mother is one of it. It was a giant snake that able to release the fire from its body, and in a couple minutes, the fire also came out and dance at the giant egg in the middle of its body.

I didn't took a photo of it, because when we arrived there, I saw nothing special, because it wasn't move nor the fire was just not interesting in me. But when I sat at the other end of Melbourne Museum because feeling tired, they started the fire dance, and I wasn't able to walked because too tired. 

Another attraction was birdmen. It was the only arts that able to interact with the audiences. There were three birdmen that walked around the ground. You could follow them if you want. 

And also there was the white night messenger that also walking around the Carlton garden. They said this art made as the symbol of diversity and spreading love and compassion.

Actually there were still lots of arts installation all around the city, but since my battery already low, so after having fun at the Carlton garden, we went back home. Talking about long night.

Do I want to come back next year? Absolutely. In hope I will able to find all of the arts that spread all around Melbourne.

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CCS Clear Card Hen manga actually release from July 2016. Still with CLAMP as the author, and Nakayoshi magazine as the magazine in Japan. In Japan it self, the manga already run for 3 volumes now and still on going. Talking about Japanese manga. I remember that Detective Conan and Inuyasha still not finished yet.

Different from its manga, CCS Clear Card Hen anime starts at january 2018. Of course it makes this anime is still on going. I was so happy when I came at my anime streaming program at my laptop, and find this anime pop up at "new release" folder in that program. Makes me remember i cried when someone borrow my first CCS manga, and not bringing it back to me.

Since it start in January 2018, until now just a view episode that already release. It will come every week, so I have to be really patient for waiting a new episode of this anime.

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Our first stop is the submarine-wreck. Yes submarine. But it is not a submarine like the submarine at the transformer movie, when you are able to enter the inside of the submarine. This submarine-wreck called HMAS Otama

this is the nearest pict I can get for the submarine

HMAS Otama is the submarine that used by Royal Australian Navy (RAN). If you want to see its wreck, you could go into Stony Point area at Hasting. At the Western Port Bay to be exact. All you going to do just follow the Wolleys Road and you can stop in front of Victorian Maritime Center, and walk to the beach.

Taken from North Queensland Aboriginal language, Otama means dolphin. Made at Scotland by Scott Ship Building & Engineering Company in Greenock, May 25, 1973. This submarine launched at December 3rd, 1975 and becoming part of RAN at April 27th, 1978.

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This submarine is the oberon class submarine. Which is the submarine with the higher class from its senioe (Porpoise). Made in England for operated by only five countries. This class have the same design like its senior, but higher level at its weapon.

This submarine operated until end of 2000, a year delayed from its plan. Because HMAS Otama should replaced by HMAS Stirling at 1999. But because the problem about the introducing new class of submarines (collin-class), this Submarine finally rested at 2000.

After finishing its duty, at 2001 this submarine sold to Western Port Oberon Association, and planned to be a real museum. But since the association still working on the permit, this submarine that moored at Western Port Bay at 2002 is waiting.

Victorian Maritime Museum sign (1)

Victorian Maritime Museum sign (2)

Victorian Maritime Museum *Sorry about the backlight from the sun :(

If you want to come, just try to find the Western Port Bay Look Out Beach, but it is so difficult to get near the submarine. We will need the speedboat or yacht to go near it. Some yacht and speed boat owner able and allowed to do so. These yachts and speedboats are commonly came from the yacht club at Hasting.

Western Port Bay Lookout Beach

The look out beach is not that bad. Even the beach line is not really long, but it's enough for enjoying or sun bathing here. While you served with the submarine and yachts and speed boats that tried to go near the submarine. Some mangrove also become another things to see here. A little green in the blue is not bad tho.

After being satisfied seeing the submarine, that really hard to see from that far, my boyfriend then took me to another spot, Cape Schanck. But, before we arrived at Cape Schanck, we stopped at the place that edge enough to see the edge of Philip Island, called Point Leo Look Out.

This place is the place for having family picnic, BBQ or camping. This place also have the playground, so if you want to bring your kids for camping, this place is not boring for kids too.

wild bunnies

If you are lucky, you will see lots of wild bunnies here. Since they are wild, they are not too friendly to human.

Free place for camping and BBQ, this place is awesome.  There is a beach too here, but since we running out of time, we didn't go to the beach. 

Our final destination, Cape Schanck. This place is the most southern tip of the Mornington Peninsula. At the meeting of Bass Strait and Western Port. This place is the most attractive place among the tourist. Why? Beside the lighthouse, we also could see the spectacular views over geological formation called Pulpit Rock and Devil Desk, which were created by volcanic activity over millions years ago.

a lighthouse seen from the path to the wooden stair

You could come at their lighthouse. We could see the former lighthouse keeper's house too here. This house build arong 1859. Too bad we couldn't go to see the lighthouse because we are a little bit late. The lighthouse open from 9am until 6pm.

What a beauty!!

But, we still able to see another beautiful view from Cape Schanck. In this place, they provide us the wooden stairway that lead us to the pebble beach and rock platform.

alternative for wedding photograph

We even met some people doing their pre-wedding photoshoot here. Since they are busy doing their photo shoot at pebble beach, we decided to go to the rock platform instead. Since the beach line of this rock platform is long, and full of rock, so be very careful to step at this place.

Wooden Stairway

"Life in the Rock Pools of Cape Schanck"

Waves, check, blue water, check. what else? If you are lucky, you will find a sea life at the ponds around the rocks. Even my boyfriend takes his time more less an hour to find it. You could see what kind of sea creatures you could find at their board.

And yes, we are lucky enough to see crab, small fish, and some of big fishes too around it. They are pretty shy, so yeah, it tooks time to see them moving around the rock inside the nature ponds.

Want to make your instagram picture more nature and beautiful? This place is also the place. We could see some people tried to pose here for their social network feed. Us too, LOL.

Catching the sunset

Beautiful two different sea water colors

Eagle nest

I guess, this place is best. Especially you could enjoy everything here. The sunset is also the best time in this place. Go on and catch the waves, sunset, and the different colors of the sea water.

Once you drive around this place, pay attention to wild animal too. If you lucky, you will find wild kangaroo, wombat, or koala. Like us, we found a wild kangaroo hopping around at the side of the road. Lucky its hooped at the side, so its not being hit by any car.

Because the kangaroo appear so sudden, and we are shock. All we did was slower the car, and amazed by the hopping kangaroo. LOL.

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