Big Sky Wheel

Hey look, I actually managed to get into a photo.

Micayla and Bailey's Oma and Opa took us all along to the Giant Sky Wheel in the city during the school holidays. The kids had a ball. We were up so high and could see so far. The ride went for about 10 minutes and we were over it by the end. It was pretty cold and blowy when our carriage was at the very top. An announcement came over the speakers to stay seated in the carriage, cause I kept standing up, moving from side to side to get scenery shots.

I did manage to get some awesome scenery shots of the city though.

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This was on the opening day of the Australian Open so the tennis centre was full of activity. That's what you can see where there is blue. And the MCG behind that.

Looking down the Yarra River into the city.

And looking up the Yarra River away from the city.

When we got off the Sky Wheel, we got the kids an icecream each. And then Opa got us all some hot jam donuts. Bailey is devouring his donut while watching the boats on the Yarra River. He just loves donuts. He gave half his ice cream to Adrian, but Micayla finished all hers.
After their snack we went for a walk into Southbank, but along the way the kids spotted a playground.

Then we kept going, walking along the Yarra into Southbank. There are some sites/sights to see in the city. It was funny watching Adrian's father watching the 'lets say odd' people walk by. But they probably think we are odd??????

We decided it was time to go home, and we went via Mordialloc for fish n chips on the beach. But it had gotten quite cold by this stage and it would've been pretty blowy on the beach, so we ate in a park before going back to Adrian's parent for coffee. It was a really nice day out for all of us.