We went for a short trip down to Yallingup for a couple of nights last weekend and it was fantastic. We stayed at the Sienna Lodge, situated at the corner of Cave Road and Canal Rock Road, nestled amongst the wine growing region of Margaret River. The accommodation was surprisingly good and, I might add, different but in a good way. It was so rustic and beautiful! Talking about good taste, the room even came with a bottle of complimentary wine produced right here at the Sienna Estate. That Momentum Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 07 by the way was pretty easy to drink and very fruity, great for novice wine drinkers like us :)
Unfortunately, both Sienna Restaurant and Cellar were closed until further notice (I really hope they will reopen again), and it's a fairly long drive to basically anyway, I strongly recommend anyone who decided to stay at the lodge to prepare plenty of food before hand or load yourself with tons of instant cup noodle, like us just in case you feel like munching away in the middle of night lol! Apart from that, it's a great place to relax even for a weekend and it's only a short drive to Canal Rock where you can enjoy spectacular sunset every evening!
I will post more photos at my PhotoBlog.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Sienna Lodge
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Back to Reality
A two-weeks-and-a-bit was just too short for a trip to Europe. We spent 2 weeks in 3 cities and we were still running out of time, how those tours can do the whole Europe in a month is beyond me! We did have a few problems and hiccups along the way but overall, the whole trip was very enjoyable.
Will we go back? Of course we will, especially to Rome, I love the city. Our opinions were divided on Paris, no offense but most Parisians won't too friendly to us while we were there. They seem to have a chip on their shoulder and those subways were just filthy! Seeing beyond that, Paris is a beautiful city in its own right and as Jin said, a very romantic city :)
London to me is very similar to Melbourne, very clean and fashionable city. Chinatown is an absolute hit and the "dimsum" that could be sampled there is top-notch! All the musical performances are residents there and two thumbs up for the Lion King show, absolutely brilliant!
No doubt I will write more about our trip in my next few entries and perhaps more later, and may be some things to do and not to do there :)
