filed in Albert Park, Asian, Beaches, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, South Melbourne, Tram Route 1 on May.25, 2010
Saigon means Vietnam, to most of us, yet Cafe Saigon 159 – 161 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park serves a variety dishes from a number of Asian countries. I’m not sure if this is an advantage or not.
The people with me have been to Cafe Saigon several times and knew exactly what they were going to [...]
filed in Albert Park, Cafes, Food, Markets, Melbourne, St Kilda, Tram Route 96, Vintage on May.19, 2010
You don’t have to be a railway buff to enjoy a stop at the Victorian Railway Arts and Antiques – the place that is like a museum.
Ride the 96 tram that’s the light rail, to St Kilda and get off at the Albert Park Station.
From the platform you walk into the old, red, brick station [...]
filed in CBD, Federation Square, Melbourne on May.13, 2010
Rupert Bunny is an Australian Artist who having been born here in Melbourne left for the cosmopolitan world of London and Paris. You can imagine how different life in Europe was at the beginning of the 20th century to life in Melbourne or any Australian city. His paintings depict it.
Rupert had grown up in an [...]
filed in Cafes, Food, Markets, Melbourne, South Melbourne, Tram Route 96, Tram route 112 on May.04, 2010
Sunday. The sun is shining and the part of the world that is South Melbourne is buzzing. A good place to take in all this buzz is at an outside table at the Red Star Cafe. On a cold day a window table inside would do just as well.
This cafe is right opposite the main [...]