filed in CBD, Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks on Mar.05, 2010
A summer’s day and the heat is up. You pant a bit then fan yourself with your hand, a light wind wafts around. It is refreshing and with it comes an instant love of this movement of air. It is easy to worship the wind on such a day.
In the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne there [...]
filed in Asian, Gardens, Melbourne, Parks, Zoo on Feb.23, 2010
The yet to be named baby elephant is a Star. Crowds are surging through the gates of the Melbourne Zoo daily and queuing to get a glimpse of this miniature elephant. Yes that is what she looks like a tiny miniature of the grown-ups.
I couldn’t resist the urge to get my first look at a [...]
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 Food, Gardens, Melbourne, Parks on Dec.10, 2009
Melbourne is the best but sometimes it is good to leave all the buzz and excitement for the surrounding countryside. This hectic time of the year gets me craving for some air, quiet and space – Werribee Park is my choice when I feel like that – it’s only 30 minutes from the CBD.
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Werribee Mansion [...]
filed in CBD, Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks on Nov.19, 2009
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 [...]
filed in Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, St Kilda, Tram Route 67, Tram Route 96 on Nov.10, 2009
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 [...]
filed in CBD, Federation Square, Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, Tram Route 8 on Aug.25, 2009
Your’re in Melbourne’s CBD and you want time out – peace, time away from crowds and the concrete jungle and some tranquility? How about the Botanical Gardens and in particular the Tropical House?
The Melbourne Botanical Gardens are at the edge of the CBD – walking distance if you are feeling energetic or a few minutes [...]
filed in Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, St Kilda, Tram Route 67, Tram Route 96 on Jun.07, 2009
One of the attractions at the St Kilda Botanical Gardens is the Giant Chess Board.
There is an area set aside especially for Chess near the pond and the conservatory. It has built in bench-seats and tables. The tables have regular chess boards set into them so you can bring your own set, sit in the [...]
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 [...]