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Australia, Beijing Palace Restaurant, Brunch, Casino, Chinese restaruant, Coco Cabano restaurant, Cuban Street Food, Gold Coast, Queensland
Visiting friends with my brother and nephew
My lovely Taiwanese/Aussie friend and her son, my godson, now live at the Gold Coast. My brother and nephew had met them whilst I lived in Beijing so I thought since it was about four years since they had seen each other we should visit.
I used my frequent flyer points to book us all flights and one Wednesday in February we departed. We arrived late in the afternoon and my Godson took an instant like to my nephew and for the next three days didn’t let him out of his sight.
On our first night my friend Evonne took us out to a local Chinese restaurant where I was able to practice my Chinese and also enjoy some good food and meet another of Evonne’s friends who also lived on the Gold Coast.
We ordered a range of dishes including the obligatory eggplant for me and my brother ordered a couple of typical Aussie/Chinese dishes which he and his son enjoyed.
Over the next couple of days we enjoyed some shopping and one afternoon went to a friend’s of Evonne’s who lived in a beautiful home overlooking the river. I enjoyed some great tasting Chinese tea and afternoon tea snacks whilst my brother and nephew enjoyed time in the lap pool.
That evening we had another great meal at the Garden Restaurant within the Casino.
This restaurant has an indoor and outdoor area with a grass area for the kids, an outdoor bar and decking to sit on a Sunday listening to a local band but this evening we sat inside.
I ordered the risotto and Evonne, my brother and the kids had meat dishes.
Us adults ordered a share dessert called the Garden Chocolate Patch which came out on a huge plate with chocolate soil, chocolate mushrooms, iced milk chocolate truffles, flour less chocolate cake with salted caramel white chocolate ganache. Unbelievably good!! And the kids had a selection of house made ice-cream.
Such a lot of food so the next morning I took myself out for a long walk. Whilst the weather was not great; a little overcast, it was still a lovely time out in the fresh air.
Then as if we hadn’t had enough to eat the previous evening, we went for brunch at this lovely little cafe within a rather large shopping centre. The meals matched the size of the shopping centre; huge!!
And as for the juices, well they were truly amazing. My brother and I ordered the Passionfruit Granita which was a mixture of passionfruit and lime blended with ice with mixed berries and mint leaves – it looked amazing and was absolutely delicious and so refreshing!! My nephew who had a caramel milkshake – told me it was also great.
Then after a relax back at Evonne’s, we departed for the airport to take our plane home. Great few days!!
Lignum Draco said:
It sounds like a fantastic trip. Good times with family, friends and food. What more could you want?
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Little Miss Traveller said:
What a lovely, relaxing weekend with friends and family., and how nice that you were able to usome frequent flyer points to take them to the Gold Coast.
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Little Miss Traveller said:
Sorry, should read ‘use some’.
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CrazyChineseFamily said:
What a nice getaway. I believe wherever you go in China in a restaurant you need to order a proper eggplant dish! Never liked eggplant till my first trip to China and now I am loving it.
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carentaylor said:
What a lovely post Sue 🙂 Sounded like a lovely family friend getaway weekend!!
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Gary Lum said:
The Beijing Palace looks like the place to be on the Gold Coast!
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vinneve said:
Nice place! Beautifully presented yummy looking foods!! 🙂
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sileas said:
Awww it’s so nice that your godson and nephew came along so well! Looks like you not only had a great time with your friends but also some amazing food 🙂
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Amy said:
Beautiful place to have a few enjoyable days with your family, Sue.
Food looks really, really good! 🙂
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I completely agree.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you Marion. Yes I was very happy to save my dear brother and nephew some $. Hope you have a lovely weekend. Guess you are still in HK.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
I thought so. No worries.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you. Yes isn’t it delicious but I find only when made by the Chinese.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you very much Caren. I do love spending time with my brother and nephew. Hope you have a great weekend Caren. Wonder if you will make some delight.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks Gary. Hope you have a lovely weekend in Canberra. I am going off to the movies and the Hyatt for high tea on Sunday. Supposed to be great.
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Gary Lum said:
I’ve had high tea there many years ago and came away feeling very satisfied Sue. I hope you enjoy it.
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Sophie said:
How do we click 10 times on the Like Button on WordPress please ?!! Amaaaaazing plates! And it is so lovely you all shared those precious moments! And for their future, it will make great memories for the kids, i’m sure!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thanks as always Vinneve. Hope you are enjoying your weekend.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
You have summed up the weekend perfectly Julia. Thank you very much.
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you so much Amy. It’s was so lovely to be able to spend that few days with my family and friends. So lucky!!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Great to know thanks for that Gary. Only a few hours before I go. Yay!!
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
You are so lovely Sophie. Thank you!!!! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. Xx
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Gary Lum said:
I look forward to reading about it
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JoHanna Massey said:
Oh what a lovely time you had. And the food! Thank you for sharing your visit. It occurs to me that many years from now this post will bring back so vividly wonderful memories of a shared good time. All my best to you. 🌍
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you as always JoHanna.
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J L Hunt said:
How nice…seems like a lovely trip. Food looks super delish too 🙂
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SueT唐 梦 琇 said:
Thank you very much.
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