Narrative Essay

Unforgettable Trip 

              Every year, my family will arrange a family trip to different countries. Most of the time, we go back to Hong Kong to visit our relatives or traveled in Asia. But last December, we went to a new continent-Australia. We went to a place, there is well known for its beautiful beaches, the Gold Coast. It was summer time there, and it was very hot. As our flight was delayed, we reached there in the early morning. We stayed in a hotel called Courtyard by Marriott.

           We went to three different theme parks, which were Warner Brothers Movie World, Sea World, and Dream World. I didn’t ride a lot of the rides, but my siblings did. There were many rides in every theme park. Most of them were too exciting which made me sick. The Movie World had many cartoon characters, and I took photos with them. There were some marine animals in Sea World, such as dolphins, polar bears, and sharks. Dream World had two animals that I had never seen-a kangaroo and koala. I fed the kangaroos and took photo with the koala. The kangaroos were very cute.

            The most interesting part in those theme parks was a place called “The Mummy 3”. It was a big and dark haunted house with little light. People dressed like ghosts and would pop up suddenly to horrify us. There was a man that I couldn’t forget. He dressed as a commander and kept shouting, “Do not laugh!” He was very funny and scary, so we laughed. That was my mum’s first and also the last ride. That was very scary. I would have fainted if I were alone. I took the last position in the queue. Fortunately, a big guy named Mario got behind me before we got in. We were shouting most of the time, but he was laughing all the way.

            We followed an activity called “Catch a Crab”. We went on a boat, and we were taken to the middle of a sea. After the explanation of the tour guide, we got off the boat. The water was shallow, clean, and transparent. We got our equipments to catch our baits for the fishing. After that, we got into our boat and went to a deeper sea. We fished with our baits and fed birds with some dead fish. We caught crabs too. Every group could have two people to catch the crab. My elder sister took part. They pulled the string, took the cage, and got the crab. There was one crab in each cage, but some got two. Then, we were given a crab and some oyster per family to eat. The crabs and the oyster tasted good.

            We visited my dad’s Australian friend. We had dinner at his house. They were Indians, and we had Indian cuisine at there. He fetched us from the hotel to his house although it took almost one hour to reach his house. They were very friendly. The next day, we went to a few shopping malls. The shopping malls at Gold Coast are different with the shopping malls in Malaysia. They have outdoors and indoors. They are not in a big building. There are different shops in different buildings, but the whole area is a shopping paradise. It is very unique.

            There are beautiful beaches. We went to a beach called “Surfers Paradise”. We went to the beach at around two o’clock afternoon. Many people were surfing in the huge waves. The sun was very strong, and we played for two hours under the hot sun. We got a terrible sunburn after that. That was really a hard time for us, especially during our sleep. Beside the hotel was a street filled with souvenir shops. Because Christmas was coming, there was a big Christmas tree in the middle of the street. There were shops and restaurants. We had steaks at a restaurant called “Hog’s Breath Café” for several times as my parents thought that steaks in Australia were very good and inexpensive. In fact, they were very juicy and fresh.

            We went back to Malaysia on the 25^th December, which was the Christmas day. We missed this event. It would be a sensational ceremony. Gold Coast gave me a peaceful but exciting impression. I get to know the lifestyle of the people in Australia. That was a fun trip, and we all hoped to visit there again. I have been to many places, but Australia is surely one of my favorite countries to visit.