4 posts tagged “melbourne city”
Elevator. Someone said you can tell the pace of the city from its elevators. This elevator is very, very slow. I wanted to move on faster but I realised that I have nothing to rush for. Long and steep.
My first solo day without Annie. Somehow my alarm clock which is my mobile was set to 9pm instead of 9am... so by the time I left the house, it was already noon. Winter days are shorted and sun sets around 5:30pm... Shops close early and there is not much to do during night time.
Annie and I tried to look for live band performances around Fitzroy and the city, but there wasn't any on a rainy Monday night!
From L to R: Power Street, Creepy house, Pond near Melbourne Museum, Melbourne Museum, Leaving the Museum
From L to R: Fossil 1 to 5
I cooked us dinner! Here is the recipe for a kimchi soup. I added whatever ingredients we have. It is a lovely dish for cold weather!
First view of St. Kilda, a popular suburb with locals and tourists. The Sunday market is a must-see and the sweets shop is a must-try. We spent a mere 2 hours in St. Kilda, as we have a long day ahead of us. We had to drive for around one hour to reach our destination.
Though on Friday night (Day 8) and together with Reny, we visited the Prince of Wales pub where one of the section, Girl bar had a special night going on... Seems like its a lesbian night. I had not been to night spots for a long time. But the music was fantastic and the place was smoke-free (big pkus point) and there were special peformances by 3 different pole dancers. Someone even try to get to know me! (Totally weird! Haha!)
From L to R: Sunday market, Artist at work, Coast view, Docking station
From L to R: Bad bed hair, Street scene, Sweet sweets, Bare trees
From L to R: Up Dandenong Ranges, Forest, View at Dandenong, Tree, Pie in the Sky, July Christmas
How would you like your piece of the Melbourne sky? In Melbourne City, often there is an initricate web of tram lines and when I look up, I see the sky beling sliced up neatly.
Melbourne has some good urban planning that made it easy to find one's way around.
We started the day with a hearty breakfast at Degraves street, where little cafes lined up along the dark street. As you can tell from the piccies below, we covered a lot of places. We didn't end the day till 12 hours from when we set off!
From L to R: General Post Office, Resting pinkhound, Annie & greyhound, A proud dog owner, Greyhounds
From L to R: Bratwurst, Shell the prawn, Seafood, Poultry Special
From L to R: Moulin Rouge, Foodcourt, Demonstration
From L to R: The sun is out, Billboard, Cornershop, Fitzroy dissected
From L to R: First view, Coffee and me, Side street, Fitzroy dusk
From L to R: Tree, View from South Bank, Pancake Parlour
I guess I better start my recount for this Melbourne trip, so that I will have less work when
I am back. It's been a week and another week to go! Wooo! I already have been to
places that weren't even in my plan, so this is really good.
I spent the first day in the city central. Took the city shuttle for a quick tour. Then Annie, her colleague and husband, we all had dinner at Hardware Lane and had sweets at Lygons street.
<--- I took a lot photos of such. Love the bare trees and the contrast against the grey sky. :)
