Today will be the day where we get to sit Puffing Billy, the famous train in Melbourne where most tourist will take when they are at Melbourne. However the first stop is Grants Picnic Ground at Dandenong Ranges. For the tour I am on, they provide tea and biscuit at the picnic ground. After a short tea and biscuit, we get to explore Sherbrooke forest slightly before leaving the place. Things to do there include visiting the forest and spot animals. It was raining that day so we did not see any animals. Of course there is a bird feeding area where you can buy the feeds to feed the birds, but mostly are white cockatoos. Lastly there is a visitor centre and a cafe.
Leaving the Picnic Ground, it is to Puffing Billy. The steam engine. Largely maintain and run by the volunteers. So most of the people are old people who still keep the legacy alive as much as possible. For tour group, most will take from Belgrave to Menzies Creek and alight from there. So, the train master will fit the people from the same tour group into the same wagon which is at the back. And reaching Menzies Creek, the wagon at the back will be detached. Overall it is a fun experience to sit on a train crossing the Dandenong Ranges. The wind is chilly but there is a lot of chance to take nice photo, that is if you can ensure your hand is steady and do not drop your camera or phone outside of the train. Some of the crossing is quite scary especially there are some where the track is on a wooden structure. Smoke is very heavy, so even if you sit far you also can smell the smoke of the train. Reaching Menzies is a chance for people to take photo of puffing billy.
After the train ride, it is a bus ride to Yarra Valley to visit the winery there which is filled with winery there because of the fertile land of the valley. Shall not write about the winery.
Dinner we return back to Chinatown where we have dinner in a restaurant. Slightly Claustrophobic because the area is very small and tight and the structure of the restaurant is such that it is very echo-y in the restaurant. Subsequently it will be a tram tour again, enjoying the scenery as we travel with the tram.
This is a small picnic table where we had our morning tea at.
White Cockatoo waiting to be fed!
Puffing Billy Station
Still keeping it very traditional. Yup we took the 1030 train.
Head of puffing Billy where the smoke shows that it is being heated up
Engineer pouring in coals for the train. Old uncle as we can see
Inspector here. Yup, you can also see tour group have a separate area.
And off we go… Trying to take a photo of the head of the train from my angle. 
Smokey as always which spoil the photo for the head of the train. But notice the wooden structure of the track which is simple. 
Dinner here and yup this is where I said I was slightly claustrophic.
Parliament at night.
Flinder Street Train Station at night
Horse Carriage been spotted!
Overseas trip 