Saturday 4 October 2014

Sea World - Gold Coast

Location: Sea World is located on Australia's Gold Coast, just a 20 minute drive north of Surfers Paradise and 45 minutes south of Brisbane.  Sea World Dr, Main Beach , Gold Coast, Queensland 4210 Australia,  Bookings & Info: 13 33 86 Reception: +61 7 5588 2222


Animals,rides &shows: Dolphin Cove is a large natural sandy bottom lagoon system for dolphins and features the stunning show pool, as well as two other large lagoons. This wonderful area is home to our delightful Offshore Bottlenose Dolphins, and often houses baby dolphins in the nursery area. The 8m deep show pool is where the amazing ‘Imagine’ dolphin show takes place daily, and after the morning show, guests can take a walk through Dolphin Cove and discover the inquisitive and friendly nature of our beautiful dolphins. 

Home to the smallest penguins in the world, this specially designed exhibit offers our cute little Fairy Penguins their very own slice of paradise. You can observe them diving, swimming and burrowing as they playfully interact with each other while getting a rare and educational insight into the nature of these amazing flightless birds.

Opening hours: Sea World is open every day of the year except Christmas Day. Our show times are at the right times to give you maximum opportunity to see as many shows and attractions as you can. Usually 10AM-5PM



Melbourne Royal botanic gardens

Back ground:The Royal Botanic Gardens is one of the world's leading botanic gardens and a centre of excellence for horticulture, science and education. 

The Royal Botanic Gardens is dedicated to the conservation, display and enjoyment of plants and extends over two locations, Melbourne and Cranbourne, and incorporates the National Herbarium of Victoria and the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology, which is based at The University of Melbourne.
Location and contact:  Located at Birdwood Avenue, Melbourne, the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is approximately two kilometres from the city centre.
T: +61 3 9252 2429
E: rbg@rbg.vic.gov.au

Attractions:  The picturesque setting of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne extends over 38 hectares and displays more than 50,000 plants. Diverse plant collections, year-round events, unique tours, and a reputation as one of the world's finest gardens has made the Royal Botanic Gardens one of Melbourne's most popular tourist attractions.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne is a fantastic place for families of all ages to visit. There are lots of family-friendly events and programs in the Gardens throughout the year. Check out What's On for full details.




La perouse

The Location of la perouse: La Perouse is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South WalesAustralia. The suburb of La Perouse is located about 14 kilometres south-east of the Sydney central business district, in the City of Randwick.

The La Perouse peninsula is the northern headland of Botany Bay. It is notable for its old military outpost atBare Island and the Botany Bay National Park. Congwong Bay Beach, Little Congwong Beach, and the beach at Frenchmans Bay provide protected swimming areas in Botany Bay. La Perouse is one of few Sydney suburbs with a French name, others being Sans SouciEngadine and VaucluseKurnell is located opposite, on the southern headland of Botany Bay.

The History about la perouse: La Perouse was named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741–88), who landed on the northern shore of Botany Bay west of Bare Island on 26 January 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip and the first fleet of convicts had arrived in Botany Bay a few days earlier.

Entertainment and attraction :  firstly The Laperouse Museum contains maps, scientific instruments and relics recovered from French explorers. A walking trail from the museum to the Endeavour Lighthouse, offers spectacular views across the bay to the site of Captain Cook's Landing Place. The large Lapérouse Monument is an obelisk erected in 1825 by the French, is located close to the museum and another memorial marks the grave of Father Receveur. Secondly The area around the La Perouse peninsula is considered to be one of the best scuba diving sites in NSW. Bare Island has numerous dive sites, some of which extend to over 19 metres in depth. The reef around the area is very extensive. There are also a number of dives around the mainland at La Perouse.Scuba divers here can see the common (weedy) sea dragon, red Indianfish, pygmy pipefish and big belly sea horses as well as all the normal fish found on dive sites in the Sydney area. Thirdly these area is heaven for people who love fishing.
Overall la perouse is an amazing place to go, guys have a try~