Melbourne Places

The head office of a company I worked for was in Park Street, South Melbourne, across the road from Chimmys.

Chimmys was the place to grab a coffee before racing to a meeting or a training course.  The Head Office moved and I forgot about Chimmys until recently when I was in Park Street and wanted [...]

I believe some of this tranquility comes from the  formal and the symmetrical design.  It is pleasing to the eye and it seems to balance  the mind.  Or maybe it is just the over-all beauty of the design.

The garden was officially opened in 1935. It was designed by Hugh Linakar as part of Victoria’s centenary [...]

There are some fascinating places in Melbourne.  Russell House  or The Old Corner  Shop, as it is often called, is one of them.  Places like this are what make Melbourne such an exciting city to explore.

As you are wandering up Kings Street or along La Trobe Street at the edge of the CBD you suddenly [...]

October was a wet month for Melbourne and the roses loved it.  They’re in flower all over the city. It was time for a visit to The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden in the St Kilda Botanical Gardens. (See my previous post)

I went this week in the relative cool of an early morning when the [...]

At the Booktalk Cafe, 91 Swan Street, Richmond food, coffee and books seem to be of equal importance.  The cafe is central to the ambiance of the shop.  The tables and chairs are in the middle of the space and then they wander between the book cases to the back of the room.  This is [...]