Down Under Diary

I hope to bring Aritya for travel once a year to broaden his perspective and life experience. Apart from Malaysia and Japan, we both have traveled to Indonesia and Philippines together. Our latest venture for this year was a trip to Perth, Australia during our visit to Malaysia for summer break. After visiting Satya’s parents and spending some time at my parents’ place, we made our trip to down under. Since it was winter, the rain was not welcoming upon our arrival, but we were welcomed by the smiles of my brother’s family there. After a quick lunch we explored the supermarkets and bought some supplies and tried some Australian delicacies. We rested for the day due to bad weather and hoped for a better weather the next day. The next sunny day, we went to a nearby farm and witnessed some native Australian reptiles and birds. Aritya had some nice experience holding a python and seeing kangaroos and koalas for the first time. After a quick brunch, we headed to another petting zoo and saw a variety of animals and birds. We were fascinated to pet and feed some kangaroos and I was particularly excited to see Aritya feeding kangaroos about his height. He also enjoyed petting and feeding llamas, sheeps and deers. We then, made long road trips and witnessed some exotic Australian trees and plenty of plains and farms with grass grazing cows and galloping horses. The next day, we went to the beach to enjoy the Indian Ocean. Although the water was cold, Aritya enjoyed playing in the water and this absolutely was his favorite experience the whole time we were there. This prolonged further than expected and we headed back home to refresh and next took a train to the city. There we enjoyed some Australian delicacies and Aritya enjoyed playing and running. That night, we got ready for my nephew’s confirmation and being his godmom, I did the needful. The next day we enjoyed some food and finally flew back to Malaysia. Our journey continued in Malaysia with train rides, exploring the villages, road trips, Malaysian food and fruits and activities with family and grandparents. Now that we are back to Japan, he is back to his school and seemed excited than ever.