Last Stop, Alice Springs!

   After our LONG train ride to Alice Springs(2 1/2 days!), we started to wonder why we didn't go from Port D, to Alice Springs then Sydney, Alice Springs is closer to Port Douglas. Well, you know what they say, "Live and Learn"!
   Continuing our tradition, we got to the Double-Tree Hilton hotel (yes, I know, AGAIN), and ran to the pool. But the staff through out the hotel was extremely  nice, the pool was okay (looks bigger online), we got another free cookie :), we were lucky to get a good view, but the breakfast was horrible. I know I am a bit picky with my food, but even my mom and Isa agree- it was gross.
   We had the cutest little cube car! It was a kind of rusty blue color, and it was adorable! We had it for the whole stay while at Alice Springs/an awesome place that I won't tell you until down below.
   As for restaurants, OH MY GOD, Sporties was to die for! Yeah, it's no sea food, it's like a burger place, but it was so good! I had the 'chicken Admado' with prawns. Even my mom's smoked salmon sandwich/burger thing and Isabelle's pasta was amazing. After we tasted each other's meals, we just shared it all because we couldn't get enough! If you are in Alice Springs, GO TO SPORTIES!!!
   Our main activity, while our stay at Alice Springs, was going to Uluru (Ayers Rock... I'm trying to call it that now)!! We actually stayed at the little resort they have there, for 3 nights (After a long drive, you kinda want it to be a longer stay!) And we saw the beautiful color changes at sunrise and sunset. And also some cultural tours, a helicopter ride over it (it was AWESOME!), some sort of 3 wheeled motor cycle riding, and a really messed up dinner (It was some romance thing... it was AWKWARD!). You might just think of Uluru as a big random rock in the middle of nowhere, but it's history, and it's beauty is more than you can believe. It turns out that Aborigines have lived by Uluru for over 10 000 years! And that the name has been officially changed from Ayers Rock to Uluru. Our tour guide was extremely nice, and we were lucky because no one else showed up for tours at the same time as us, so we had the tour all to ourselves. Except for the cultural tour, there was another group of people who joined us.

Here is a pic I took from the helicopter tour! Awesomeness!

Ayers rock at late sunrise from a distance

Sporties!

Our hotel from the "Pool's View"

This is where Alice Springs is, you can see Ayers Rock.