Holiday in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Sunday, 8th May 2005
We arrived at Brisbane airport at 630pm and my freind drove us to Wyuna Apartment at Burleigh Heads. The weather was cold (17 deg Celsius). We were hungry at 10pm and noticed that all shops were closed except 7-11. I bought Maggie noodles and that was our supper.

Monday, 9th May 2005
We rented a car (Hyundai Excel) for AUD168. I filled it up with AUD30 petrol and it cost 97 cents per litre. We just spent our day at Burleigh Heads's Stockland and shops nearby. Bought most of the souvenirs for my friends at Crazy Clark's Discount Store. We went to Pacific Fair at Surfer's Paradise but it was closed at 6 pm. So we had dinner at a Malaysian Diner for AUD80.

Tuesday, 10th May 2005
We drove to Seaworld and spent the whole day there. The Pirate's Ride was cool. We stopped at Surfer's Paradise in the evening and had our dinner there.

Wednesday, 11th May 2005
We went to the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and had a wonderful time meeting the animals there especially the koalas and kanagaroos. In the evening, my wife and I went to Jupiter's Casino at Surfers Paradise with our Aussie friends. We gamble at the slot machines but I refrain from playing at the Poker Table since the minimum bet was AUD10.

Thursday, 12th May 2005
We went to Warner Bros's Movieworld and had a great time with the attractions including Batman Rides, Matrix Exhibit, Wild Wild West Rides, Roxy 3D Cinema and Scooby Doo Spooky House. The best time i had was on the Lethal Weapon Ride. It was exhilirating and my head was dizzy after the ride.

Friday, 13th May 2005
We checked out of the apartment and made our way to Robina. We caught a train to Brisbane City and the ride was a wonderful experience. We spent the whole day in the city and went to the airport to catch the plane back home at 7pm.

The trip was great since it is the first oversea holiday and we will never forget it.