Daylesford

To recover from Christmas, we took a trip to Daylesford. It is only 2 hours away from our place, via the city. We only left the house around 2 pm so when we got there it was already 4 pm. Our first stop was The Albert Hotel where we were going to stay overnight.

The Albert is a really quaint heritage hotel. Although there were some bad reviews on Trip Advisor, we quite enjoyed our stay there. I had no complains at all about the cleanliness, amenities etc. We even received a bottle of wine and chocolates during our stay even though it was not mentioned on our booking sheet. For overpriced Daylesford, $110 is a reasonable price per night.

While in Daylesford, we visited Sailors Falls, a 30 metre waterfall which also has a stream nearby. The air was so fresh and crisp my hayfever deleviated substantially while there. There was also a stream nearby and I dipped my hand into the water. I hadn't expected the water to be tepid and gritty!!!


Natural mineral springs - Daylesford is widely recognised as a spa country because of the mineral springs which dots across the area.

There were three pumps at this place which one can use to pump mineral water to drink. We filled up our water bottle with the water and tried to drink it on the way back to Melbourne but the sulfur was too strong. It smelt like fart!! I couldn't drink it at all.

We still have the bottle of water, now chilling in the fridge for his consumption later!

The Convent Gallery was one of the 'must do' on our list. Admission is $5 per person, and the entrance ticket is valid for a couple of days after purchase.

Prior to being an art gallery, the building was a convent and boarding school for girls. The building consist of two floors of gallery, a museum of artefacts from its convent and boarding school days and a watchtower which was previously an infirmary for the convent.

I loved this little chapel within the building. It felt really cosy and close to God. The Convent Gallery also hosts weddings and receptions.

Wombat Hill Botanical Garden. We visited the Garden on our first day and spent a couple of hours exploring the hilly area (so steep!) and having a little picnic on the grounds. It was deserted because every one else had better things to do on Boxing Day so we had the whole place to ourselves.

Butterflies were everywhere in the garden. As we walked along, it felt like being chaperoned by the butterflies that flew alongside us all the time.

Outside of the hotel, we saw a lovely cat. If you looked closely you'll notice kitty has different coloured eyes, one blue and the other green.

The weather was perfect for our trip. We spent so much time outdoors in the warm and sunny weather and absolutely loved it. Lucky that the weather bureau was wrong in forecasting the weather to be cloudy and possible showers!

I really enjoyed Daylesford. It was rare that we did not plan too much to do on the trip but to go with the flow and enjoy the outdoors. We had such a good time!