23 Dec 2016 - Exploring Crown Street Mall

Marketview Hotel is conveniently located in the heard of Wollongong CBD. We chose this place due to the close proximity to Crown Street Mall.

There were lots of Christmas events on Crown Street Mall, but by the time we made our way there, most of the events were over. Since it was not yet dinner time, we spent some time shopping at Crown Street Mall and also took the opportunity to visit all the Christmas-themed locations in the malls.

The kids were glued to the Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas Animated Windows at David Jones. After repeating the song for over 10 times, the kids started to complain that they were feeling hungry and we proceeded to find a restaurant for our early dinner.

We decided to have a Vietnamese dinner at a restaurant called Mylan. As it was still not peak dinner hour, we were given a table although we did not have a reservation. Within the next 15 minutes, the entire restaurant was filled and we realized that this was a popular place.

After a hearty dinner, the kids requested to re-visit the Animated Windows at David Jones. They were singing endless repetitions of the twelve days of Christmas till we all remembered the lyrics of the song. We took photos of the lighted up Christmas Tree after sunset and quickly walked back to the hotel as it was turning cold.

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