Charlie's Worldmore Melbourne pics
Posted on March 9, 2010
Last photos from Melbourne I promise
These are general shots of Melbourne people plus the cool street art of Fitzroy, just outside the CBD. Ideally, I’d like to go back there on a sunnier day with more time and just the Holga.
more Melbourne
Posted on March 8, 2010
Well, we had a good time, you should expect photos :p
this episode – details
Melbourne has plenty of nice things to take photos of – I wasn’t really there for that reason as it was supposed to be our honeymoon – but I did manage to get some snapshots of some the little details which give it some of its charm.
more of Melbourne
Posted on March 7, 2010
It’s just as well we went there last weekend – this weekend they’ve had torrential rain, golf-ball sized hailstones, wild wind and floods in the city! *eep* The news has been full of pictures of flooded streets and hail-drifts. Bloody hellfire!!
Anyways, just to rub it in for people who are visiting at the moment (and Ellie who lives there), here are some tasty photos – firstly, cityscapes
The first couple of days were a bit dull, so some of the photos are a bit on the grey side. Ah well.
Melbourne trip (part 3)
Posted on March 6, 2010
The last day we checked out of the hotel and with luggage safely stashed in the complimentary secure storage (thanks Swanston Hotel) we mooched back to Degraves St for some breakfast.
We pulled in at a really cool little oak-panelled cafe and had a gorgeous cooked breakfast and coffee’s, even though it was disgustingly expensive. But hey, its a holiday, and you have to do these things.
With full bellies, we walked off over St Kilda Rd bridge to the Botanical Gardens. They’re lovely, well maintained and almost deserted. A lovely mooch though the grounds later, we headed to the cafe for some much needed refreshment before heading back to the hotel for our bags and a cab back to the airport.
The airport managed to supply a rather nommy vegan lunch and we were on our way home. Getting back to 42 degrees was a bit much as it had barely topped 20 in Melbourne the whole time were there. Thats Perth for you :))
Had a lovely time, so much more to see for another time, which is exactly how you want to leave a place.
See you again soon, Melbourne.
Melbourne trip (part 2)
Posted on March 1, 2010
We had takeaway and a bottle of wine on Saturday night (well we were both tired and wanted to rest our weary backs), but ended up having a late night anyway.
We were slugs on Sunday morning as it was Jay’s birthday and only made it out in time for an early lunch at The Organic Food and Wine Company
Delicious coffees and vegan pies (dhal for Jay, Mexican bean for me) later we walked off to the National Gallery of Victoria for some culture. It’s a big modern place with a pretty cool collection of art and treasures, from Ming dynasty vases, 4000BC Egyptian tablets and pottery, a smattering of Rembrandts, Picassos, Hockneys, Constables and Turners. We were a bit over the endless rooms of 19th and 20th century European art by the end of it so scooted off back to Degraves St for a coffee and cupcake from the tiny and gorgeous ‘Little Cupcake’ before going back to the hotel for a rest.
We got a late dinner in Nandos (who have a few vegan-able options) then dodged the rain showers back to the hotel for a night of tv and wine 🙂
More in part 3….
we’re all going on a summer holiday
Posted on February 1, 2010
Well, when I say we, I mean Jay and I.
Due to the cost cost of the wedding and flights to have my kids over for Christmas, we didn’t have enough funds or time off to take a honeymoon straight after we got married. So, after some deliberation and an evening checking out hotels and stuff, we’ve finally booked the trip
– a long weekend in Melbourne
I’m excited – it’ll be the first place outside the general Perth area I’ve been in Australia.
Melbourne is supposed to be pretty cool and I can’t wait to go now 🙂
So, if anyone that reads this blog hails from Melbourne – please give me some tips and suggestions for the not traditional tourist “must visits”
When I say not traditional – I don’t care about shopping or endless beaches (we have them over this side of the country too) – I care about the things that really make Melbourne and Victoria what it is. We won’t have a car, so no expeditions to remote places – city limits or train journey only 🙂
And now, with the dulcet tones of Sir Cliff in my head, I’m off to dream of driving through Europe in a London Bus work
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