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Best weekend ever up in the snowy Victorian Alps! Staying at Hotel Pension Grimus @ Mount Buller

September 28, 2011 by thejessicat

 

Woohoo! All my life, I've always wanted to experience snow and to see snowflakes with my very own eyes.

This trip to Mount Buller has made my childhood dream a reality *bigwidegrin*

 

Remember the earlier blogpost about this roadtrip on Day #1? I was still up the snow-mountain then.

But now I'm back!

 

Say hello to the new Snowboarder in town!

 

Oh and I forgot to mention in the previous post – there were names for every corner up the mountain.

The one called 'Unnamed Corner' made Kayla and I laugh. 'Dump In Corner' made me giggle too 

 

But this corner made me semi-freak out 

 

We arrived after 5 hours. I was awed by the cosy Tyrolean vibe that this hotel boasted the moment I laid eyes on it.

Staying in a lovely place on the Victorian Alps for the weekend? I could get used to this 🙂

 

Here I stand, at the two-time champion award-winning Hotel Pension Grimus!!  

 

I soon realized that we will be spending the weekend in one of Australia's leading Ski-Resort hotel :D

 

Buddy Kayla and I just before check-in

 

The moment we entered the hotel lobby, we were greeted by its warm, cosy atmosphere and a friendly receptionist at the front desk. Whilst the rest were busy talking to the receptionist and getting keys to our rooms, I took to snapping photos of the hotel interior straight away.

 

It made me feel right at home 

 

A ski-hotel with a modern concept yet retaining the traditional cabin/lodge features

 

Coat hanger to place our thick, snow jackets and overcoats

 

We were ushered to our respective rooms 🙂

 

My eyes widened with delight as we entered the room. It was beautifully furnished, spacious and brightly-lit.

The refrigerator was well stocked with lotsa goodies too! 

 

Pretty, ain't it?

 

Ssssooo cosy and screaming to be snuggled in under the covers!

 

After enthusing over the room, having a hot bubble bath in our jacuzzi and taking a well-deserved rest, we decided to dine at the hotel's fine-dining restaurant just downstairs, called Kaptan's Restaurant.

 

Camwhoring while waiting for my missur to be ready

 

And off we went to Kaptan's Restaurant! We'd best be off; I'm starving! 

 

I love its wooden concept + heaps of photo frames on the walls!

 

Chilling nearby Herbie's Cocktail Bar while waiting to be seated.

There was a fireplace beside our table. Squeee! :D (But it  wasn't fired up, unfotunately.. but STILL)

 

It was not until we sat down & gave the waiter our orders that we realized…..

 it was a FINE DINING restaurant.

 

…… Blimey. We were severely under-dressed ;( Aaaargghh.

Major fashion faux pas, if you ask me. Hey, in our defence, we were on holiday and dressed for comfort! (Okay fine. To be honest, we didn't research what kind of restaurant we were dining in first)

 

To make things even more awkward, the tables around us were filled with guests dressed to the nines talking about their high-flying careers, investments and their shares (as though trying to upstage each other!) while we were having our meals enjoying each other's company giggling about the fun day we had and inside jokes without a care in the world.

Anyway, here are our choice of meals from the dinner menu

 

 

Entrees

Potato & Leek Soup served in a shot glass

Tempura Soft Shell Crab with Watermelon, Persian Feta Salad & Sesame Dukkah

 

Mains

Whole Buxton Trout with Beetroot, Almond Cream, Zucchini Flower & Pepper Crisp

Organic Corn Fed Chicken Breast on Sweet Corn Puree, Leek Fondue & Austrian Cheese Tortellini

 

The food was exquisite, without a doubt. We enjoyed the shotglass soup and my chicken was really tasty. Kon couldn't stop gushing over his crab  The fish was tender but we were in for a surprise when we found out how wicked its bones are –

 

I've had heaps of different fish before but never trout.

Its bones could put a porcupine to shame anytime!

 

After dinner, le boyfie got me into Sudoku (yes, I have never played before).

To be honest, I know all the rules and HOW to play it but, I just couldn't be bothered to play one for myself.

 

 

Oh and… don't you think this photo below has the potential to be a movie poster?

 

No?

 

Well, you'll see. Challenge accepted.

 

Told you.

 

The very next morning, we were awaken by 2 trays of hot breakfast in bed by Pension Grimus.

Talk about top notch service! :) Everything was so delicious too.

 

I especially loved my mushrooms, hash browns, buttered croissants and scrambled eggs!

OMG AND PEACHES! 

 

Hotel Pension Grimus provided rental for ski & snowboarding equipment too

 

After breakfast and some snoozingcanoozling, t'was time to head out to the snow.

..Head out to the snow.

..THE SNOW.

..SNOW!!!!!!!!

 

OHMYGOODNESS. Finally. Real snow.

My first touch of snow (albeit through the snow gloves)

 

The staff at the ski hire made me a very happy girl.

Gave me a red snowboard to use for the day which matched the red gloves Greg lent me 😀

 

 

oohmy. le snow!

 

 

I'd bask all day in the snow if I could

 

Sillyfuntimes 😀

 

To me, snowballs aren't as easy to make as it seems.

Mine kept getting lopsided and misshapen! Such noob skills.

 

Well, this one wasn't too bad if I do say so myself! 😀 😀

 

My snowboard and I

 

Le boyfie and I just before our snowboarding sesh!

 

behold Master Greg's 3 students in snowboarding

 

Fell over like, 50 million times

 

We got separated at one point while snowboarding and when we finally found each other, we decided to snowboard down the mountain while holding hands. But we gave up as we kept falling over and overshotting each other not to be able to begin at the same spot together! 

Bummer.

 

Downdowndown the run

 

Practice makes perfect. I'm now taking a break after all that snowboarding!

 

Cold, gloomy weather

 

Group shot after we all managed to find each other at the foot of the run!

Kon & I 🙂  Kayla & Greg

 

As I was so keen on actually playing/being silly in the snow, leboyfie decided to bring me to the snowplay area.

Hey! I missed that out during my childhood, what better time than now to make up for it?

 

Snowplay! 

 

Do you remember how I was obsessing over the snow and the 3 main things I MUST DO?

1. Make a snow man

2. Make a snow angel

3. Throw a snowball at someone

 

NUMBER ONE –  check!

 

NUMBER TWO – check!

 

NUMBER THREE – check!

 

No surprises on who my victim is 😛 Poor Kon got snowballed over and over again.

He had his fair share of snowballing me down too. Snowfight FTW 

 

We took approximately half an hour to build our snowman

our "illuminati snowman" as a random guy claimed it to be LOLOL

 

I was very proud of our snowman. And he's not JUST an ordinary snowman, okay?

He's a celebrity; received lots of attention from everyone and all wanted to take photos with our snowman. 

 

Our snowman sure got heaps of loving from me

He's a cool three-tiered snowman who wears sunglasses & likes snowboarding! 

 

 

We went to bed early that night as we were exhausted from all the snowboarding & our day out!

I was determined not to spend some $AUD80 (which is RM240 in my currency!) *regurgitates blood* for a lift pass, so I hiked up the hill each time I finished snowboarding down the run. It was insane.

 

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bBUD8fozUk

Short VLOG of snowplay! 😀

 

Fancy climbing up a snowhill being resisted by snow and carrying heavy gear. Gofightwin!

 

Buffet breakfast in Kaptan's Restaurant the next morning 🙂

 

Very happy how the hotel provided us free wifi.  TOTAL PLUS POINT! Our last day was spent rather chillaxed. 

We also decided not to snowboard again today (our bodies were aching!) but spent it leisurely and in the spa!

 

We had our own private spa & sauna

 

It was awesome! Best to unwind in the hot bubbly spa and sweat everything out in the 50°C sauna.

So relaxing till I almost fell asleep 

 

After spa & sauna. Okay, time to head out in the cold again!

 

Had lunch and prepared to go home.

What can I say? One of the BEST WEEKENDS I've ever had in a while.

 

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!! 

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500 days of Summer, Autumn and a lil bit of Winter!

May 23, 2011 by thejessicat

 

I must admit that when I first arrived in Melbourne, I had a pretty hard time adapting to the weather.

It was temperamental and yet excruciatingly cold when the sun sets!

 

They say its very likely to experience 4 seasons in ONE DAY. That's how unpredictable it is.

 

The sun shines brightly during the day but the cold wind is enough to give you chills anytime

 

And you call that Summer? Yeah, I arrived in mid February – when it was in the middle of Summer.

I'm sorry, if ya think Australian Summer this year is anything remotely close to any other day in Malaysia, you're terribly wrong.

 

You would never want to be caught dead outdoors in the early mornings

it's FREEEEEEZING!

 

As mentioned, it's not too bad during the day but being typical Malaysian, I'm so used to wearing very

little clothes that I actually forget about how cold it is outside

 

A random mini green pinecone we found.

Whose palm is that btw?

 

 I spend the days indoors with my housies in the West

 

And my mates from the house next door!

 

Always up for a drink or two!

 

As fun as it is in the West, I spend more of my time in South now

I'm glad to have made an awesome bunch of friends there. Love them much!

 

The route between West rez & South rez

 

Sunny days for the Summer, but it never gets anything close to 25 degrees celcius

 

Chilling by South 9's porch

 

At the uni lounge deck with some of my mates!

From L-R : Levan, Todd, Devin and Deanna

 

Without realizing it, the days of Summer are over and we are now in the midst of Autumn.

 

The leaves on the trees has turned yellow in preparation to fall

 

Bright yellow, vermilion orange and deep, scarlet reds beautifully scattered on the ground

 

Different trees shed their leaves at different times.

This tree, for example, was a tad late in joining the rest of his kind, but boasts a beautiful, burgundy hue.

 

Walking by this tree after classes, I can't help but to stop in my tracks

and admire Mother Nature's wonder

 

One morning, as the sunlight peeped through my window and in the near distance, I spotted a tree with bright red leaves.

Seeing that red is my favorite colour and the fact that I never once noticed this tree just outside my rez, I whipped out my camera and bolted through the door in my pyjamas.

 

Excuse the straight-out-of-bed face and hair!

I just had to take a picture with it immediately 😀

 

Here it is again. The rare, bright red ones standing out from the crowd.

Be inspired. I know I am. ;)

 

As of now, it is nearing towards the end of Autumn and we are expecting Winter to arrive soon.

The days are even colder than before and the nights bring frost to the grass and mist to our mouths.

 

Every night hits below 5 degrees celcius and I spend all my time right in front of the heater now.

The roaring warmth helps to keep me from freezing my arse off.

 

 

Branches are left bare and empty for Winter

 

No wonder it's so cold. You can actually feel the chill in the air. I soon found out that it was already snowing at Bendigo, some 4 hours away.

I can't wait for my snowboarding, skiing and tobogganing trip up Mount Baw Baw with my mates in late June when the blanket of snow are inches and inches thick!

 

Here's to hoping it will snow in Melbourne city or Gippsland too! 😀

Not that I intend to freeze or frostbite myself to death, but simply because I've never seen snow before in my entire life!

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