So here I am again. Believe it or not, I just had 5 days of public holidays: Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday (and also ANZAC Day), and Easter Tuesday (today - which is a public holiday because of ANZAC Day falling on the same day as Easter Monday). I essentially did nothing throughout these 5 days - no studying, no assignments, no revision etc. Back to reality tomorrow though - back to studying, assignments etc.
But before I even start on the first assignment (which I intend to start), here're pictures from one of my recent Williamstown visits. I title this post "Williamstown Trip 1" coz I reckon I'll be going back to Williamstown many more times this year. Besides, Williamstown is a gorgeous suburb.
It's also one of the oldest suburbs in Melbourne, and has lots of buildings retaining this design:
Oh, and side note, the building in the previous picture is just opposite my aunt's house.
And here're my aunt's white roses! They were absolutely gorgeous, and the lighting was just fantastic - although it was cloudy that day.
Walked along the main shopping area and reached this area, where the sailboats and the sailing club were situated. I didn't go down the jetty though, as there wasn't much time left.
Also witnessed a wedding - the church was just opposite the jetty. For some reason the bride, groom and her bridesmaids got locked out of the church! And they were standing there for about 10 minutes (or even longer, I reckon), before someone went to open the door and allowed the ceremony to take place - without anymore hiccups, hopefully. It was quite an epic fail on their part, but oh well. Hope all was well after that!
View of the sailboats from the same area.
This is the typical design of a building in the shopping area of Williamstown. There were gelati shops, small op-shops, clothes shops, restaurants etc on the ground floors of each of the buildings, but I really wonder - what are these buildings actually used for? Residential purposes? Or maybe more sitting spaces for some of the restaurants?
Drinking fountain along the road - it was not working, unfortunately. I wouldn't really want to drink out of it either, even if it was working - it looked a little antique. Well it WAS antique...
Massive spider just along the roadside, attempting to capture its prey of course. I've seen similar spiders in college as well - only that they're of different colours. This one has lighter-coloured legs and a white body, while the one I saw in college has darker legs and a black, spotted body. Hmmmm - genetic variation indeed.
Welcome on board the Titanic, and we bring you bach (oops I mean back!) to 14 April 1912...where we set sail towards New York City...
RIGHT...this is the famous Titanic Restaurant, right at the end of the street. Built in the form of the original ship, with the bridge, the boilers etc. I've never tried the food before - but I reckon it serves really good hunger satisfactions. It looks posh though. Might want to try it someday.
This area is known as the Yarra Scenic Drive, and is located about 15 minutes away from the main shopping area. And here's the famous Timeball Tower. Built in 1852, the ball on top of it served as a signalling device for ships until 1926, and the ball usually dropped at 1pm. Later on, after it ceased function, it was restored. It's one of the most popular landmarks in Williamstown.
Yarra Scenic Drive carpark. There were many sailboats around that day. I guess it's because of the wind - the wind was pretty strong and it nearly blew me off-balance!
And despite the wind, there were lots of activities going on around the area. Some people stopped by just to enjoy the scenery and have some ice-cream (there was an ice-cream van at the carpark), while others decided just to have some fun...
And yes, here's a girl enjoying her ice-cream - fresh from the ice-cream van. I wanted some, but was still too full from lunch, and it was windy anyways. Arrggh, I'll definitely get some ice-cream the next time I go back!
I took quite a number of pictures of this mother-and-child duo. The boy seemed quite sickly (his mum made him blow his nose every so often), but was pretty active. He ran around the carpark, tried climbing onto the stones etc., but he was quite well-behaved, and his mum was always there for him. Somehow this reminded me (again) of authoritative parents - supportive, loving, yet strict and reasonable parents. Lots of psychology theories were definitely stuck in my mind after that.
Moving away from the carpark...along the long stretch of road leading towards the main beach area. This place is still pretty far from the main beach though.
It was low tide that day, and there were people walking along the rocky shore. It looks pretty dangerous from here though, and I didn't want to venture out. Besides, I wasn't wearing the right pair of shoes.
Honestly, I love low tide. The rocks become visible and the scenery actually looks much, much better.
Some guy cycled all the way out and decided to chill out for a while. He was probably watching the sailboats and the massive industrial ship in the horizon. When I went back, he was still in the same spot.
And here are the sailboats, probably around the main beach area.
Lovers walking along the same footpath I walked on.
And of course, here's another view of the area. In case you were wondering, the car plate on the car was "Ozz1e" - one of the best car plates I spotted this year! :)
And talking about car plates, here are 3 more, on motorbikes. Not just 3 more - 3 IN A ROW.
The sky was pretty much overcast by then, and I had to head back to the city. But before I left, I stopped by for more pictures of course.
One of the roses in my aunt's neighbours' garden. Pretty impressive huh?
Massive hibiscus shrub. The flowers were gorgeous, but the shrub was completely overgrown, and so were the plants around the house. And the house looked pretty dilapidated - more pictures on that in my next visit to Williamstown.
And in front of the same house, there was a sad-looking tree, which was almost bare by then.
Creepers growing along the fence of one of the better-maintained houses.
And finally - the maple tree growing behind one of the fences. Autumn has well and truly arrived. In Williamstown, that is.
And I guess that concludes the first of many Williamstown visits to come! And I guess I've to start on my assignments pretty soon!
