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Friday, December 12, 2008

Our Honeymoon

Our honeymoon stretched over 1 month from Singapore -> Melbourne -> Tahiti -> Bora Bora -> Moorea -> Sydney -> Melbourne -> Singapore!

Melbourne


Watched WICKED - The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz @ Melbourne's Regent Theatre. The interior of the theatre was impressive!

Famous koko black chocolate recommended by Boo's colleague.

Horse carriage ride!

Afternoon tea @ Windsor hotel recommended by an Australian cyclist we met on the plane. Comes with delicious dessert buffet line. After we had our fill, we headed to Singapore Day.

I'm so strong!Yummy dessert from the patisserie!


Bora Bora

Domestic flight from Tahiti to Bora Bora. Most tahitian ladies wear a tiare on their hair.

Received a warm welcome with flower leis by St Regis Bora Bora.

Travelled from the pier to the resort on board St Regis private catamaran.

Bear pretending to drive the catamaran.

Enjoying the bottle of welcome champagne

Bed during the day Bed during the night
Bath room comes with 2 basins - one for each of us
Check out the turquoise waters and our overwater bungalow with see through glass bottoms!
Go skinny dipping right from the bungalow.

Fishes swimming right below our bungalow look like little sharks.
Seashell footpath
More swimming!
Backed by demand from many of our friends, we've finally uploaded the rest of the pics for our honeymoon during the xmas / new year break :)

Dinner @ the infamous Bloody Mary's Restaurant

Sunrise @ Bora Bora
Breakfast @ Bora Bora

Eggs Benedict... yum yum...


Travel anywhere within the resort using the buggy.
Shame on you tiki
Shopping for famous Tahiti Black Pearl and enjoying champagne (again!)

Dinner @ the resort's Lagoon Restaurant. Comes with see thru glass floor too.

Love this dish!
The dessert looks a bit err....

Private Tour with BBQ lunch on private motu
Fish Feeding
So many sting rays were swimming around us! Their tails were brushing against our bodies. OMG! Remind us of Steve Irwin's episode.


Black Tipped Reef Sharks
A Kodak Moment

Swimming with the Sharks - scary! We saw lemon sharks swimming close to the sea bed while snorkelling.

BBQ lunch with lobster and champagne (again!)

Queen of the island hahah...
Hermit Crab
Blue lipped ClamColourful corals were plentiful close to the shore
Bear drove the boat back to the resort (like real)
Sea urchins, sergeant major and other fishes found in the resort's lagoon

Enjoyed a relaxing spa treat before we leave this beautiful place
View from the aircraft - wow!

Papeete Beautiful Sunset @ Tahiti

Whale watchingSaw dolphins while whale watching


Moorea
We took the ferry to get from Papeete to MooreaOnce we arrived, we rented a car from Avis to drive around island for the whole day. It is Johnson's first time driving on the left side of the car! We visited the dolphins and sick sea turtle.
Then visited the Tiki Village where the natives performed and canoed and showed us how tahiti black pearls were harvested.

Dinner was international buffet @ Tahiti Intercontinental which included dance and fire performances.


Sydney

Blue MountainOur sumptous seafood lunch @ Sydney Fish market

Pancakes on the Rock recommended by the police on patrol - nice!
Sydney Opera House