filed in Cafes, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Tram Route 86 on May.31, 2009
Books and Cooks they go together.
Dedicated cooks and the rest of us who dabble in cooking and who eat, can’t resist books about food. Take a look at any book shop and there are whole sections of these books covering every possible aspect of food and eating. Often they display mouth watering photos of food, [...]
filed in Albert Park, Beaches, Cafes, Food, Gardens, Hotels/pubs, Melbourne, Tram Route 1 on May.27, 2009
The Hotel Nest in Albert Park is an ideal place for Sunday Lunch. I’m not talking brunch here. This is a place for lunch.
It’s an old Pub on the corner of Victoria and Page Streets that like so many pubs in the area has taken on a new lease of life. It has taken on [...]
filed in Fitzroy, Gardens, Melbourne, Tram Route 96, Tram route 112 on May.25, 2009
Brunswick Street on a busy Saturday afternoon and you’re shopping until you drop.
Give yourself a break – feed your soul for a moment? Duck into the Fitzroy Nursery – The Artists Gardens at 390 Brunswick Street.
Listen to the fountains playing, gaze at the lush plants, take in the garden art and find a spot to [...]
filed in Arcades, Cafes, Melbourne, Tram Route 67, Tram Route 8, Tram Route 96 on May.21, 2009
Block-Arcade-from-Collins Street
filed in Brunswick, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, Tram Route 8 on May.15, 2009
Want an ice cream or a cake fix?
The Gelobar at 47 Lygon Street, East Brunswick is the place to start. It is also the place to end – a visit there and you won’t need to try anywhere else.
You’ll leave there with a grin on your face. And if you are someone who lets [...]
filed in Chapel Street, Melbourne on May.09, 2009
The funky end of Chapel Street – that is the end by the Windsor Station and Dandenong Road – is one of the first places in Melbourne that I explored. It was different from any place I’d seen and it is still different. Over the years places have come and gone and some have stayed [...]
filed in Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, St Kilda, Tram Route 67, Tram Route 96 on May.05, 2009
The Alister Clark Memorial Rose garden is one of the highlights of a visit to the St Kilda Botanical Gardens, in Blessington Street.
It is autumn now and many of the roses are still in bloom – pruning hasn’t started yet so there is still a lot to admire – and smell.
The garden is laid out [...]
filed in Beaches, Melbourne, Parks, Sandringham Beach, St Kilda Beach on May.03, 2009
Get away from the crowds at St Kilda Beach and take the train to Sandringham Beach.
The Sandringham Train Line takes you right to the beach. The station is literally two minuets walk from the beach.
Grab the train at Flinders Street, sit back and relax while you gaze at the passing parade [...]