filed in CBD, Melbourne on Jan.26, 2010
Be startled, amazed, awed, moved or just plain gob-smacked. This is an extra-ordinary exhibition. Viewing twelve pieces of Ron Mueck’s work at one time leaves a lasting impact.
The pieces are either over sized or under sized. For example there is the ‘Old Woman in Bed’.
A perfect representation of an old lady asleep – a tiny [...]
filed in Food, Hotels/pubs, Port Melbourne, Tram Route 109 on Jan.24, 2010
The Hotel Albion is said to be ‘recognized as a Port Melbourne Landmark’. I‘m not sure why this is because its architecture is the same as many corner pubs in the area – solid and square with little decoration.
The facade is even plainer than many pubs around Port Melbourne, Albert Park and South Melbourne– see [...]
filed in Beaches, Markets, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda Beach, Tram 16, Tram Route 96 on Jan.19, 2010
Summertime in Melbourne is market time and markets spring up all over the place – Pre-Christmas I had great success with some Christmas presents at a market set up in the Elwood School grounds.
This flurry of summer markets led me to forget the markets that just keep-on-keeping-on.
The Esplanade Market in St Kilda has been keeping [...]
filed in Gardens, Melbourne, Parks, St Kilda, Tram 16, Tram Route 96 on Jan.10, 2010
The St Kilda community has created a wall to bring people together rather than shut them off from each other. They are calling it the Great Wall of St Kilda.
This wall is 11 metres x 5 meters and made of clay tiles, in total 807 tiles.
Two hundred and seven large tiles that capture characters and [...]
filed in Beaches, Melbourne, Mornington Peninsular on Jan.05, 2010
I had the luck to find myself at Blairgowrie Beach on the Mornington Peninsular for Christmas. On Christmas Day it was amazingly quiet there. I expected the little village to be filled with Christmas revelers.
It wasn’t. It was closed and empty.
All these photos were taken on Christmas Day – when the lack of people was [...]