We love going to Melbourne - it really is our favourite Australian city - as country bumpkins we have grown into city rats and stay right near Flinders Street station. The first night we ate in Degraves Lane - love the way Melbourne has such super lane usage - Perth take note or even interest. First morning before we set up we went shopping and no - not me - but Ian bought new shoes. It's contagious in this house.
Then on Saturday night we went to a fabulous restaurant which we would recommend to anyone - Lau's Family Kitchen in Ackland Street - the food was wonderful, the atmosphere great, the staff super and Gilbery Lau even had a chat when we were leaving. The table at the back of the pic is the very one we sat in!
and this was the green veg we had - the best treat was the NZ whitebait omelette - eat your heart out the Hokitika fish and chip shop where we last had NZ whitebait.....I bought back some absolutely wonderful button flowers made from old kimonos set in resin - as soon as we are back in front again Ian will be popping them on the web - I got really excited when I saw them and bought heaps. There are different sizes and I plan to use some on my flower journal.
On Sunday we got up at 4am to watch the ABs play Ireland and see it was a good weekend - the Wallabies beat England and NZ beat England in the rugby league.
3 comments:
Sounds like you had a fun time in Melbourne. It is a great city to visit, lots to see and do. Sounds like you went to Kimono House??
love Melbourne, you would think with a son and his family there we would get there more often, but somehow we dont. I will try to remember the names of places to eat.
Degraves lane is fantastic AND if you're back there again soon - try going down under the Flinders St station in Degraves arcade - there are some fabulous little shops under there!!!
Melbourne really is a joy to live in. There is so much to do and see and so much creativity!
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