filed in Albert Park, Food, Hotels/pubs, Melbourne, Port Melbourne, Tram Route 1, Tram Route 109 on Oct.15, 2011
The Local Pub is a sports pub and on the evening we were there they had the Rugby world cup on every screen. There are a lot of screens. This is a plus if you are there to watch sport. We had a smallish screen on the wall beside our table. The Rugby Game [...]
filed in Asian, Chapel Street, Food, Melbourne, Prahran, Tram Route 78, Windsor on Sep.28, 2011
The Red Door has been operating in the same space for number years. I have seen the red door and the beautiful street art on the side of the wall but never visited until now. I’m not sure why.
A strong recommendation from a colleague prompted my first visit. She went on a week day evening [...]
filed in Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, South Yarra, Tram Route 8 on Jul.26, 2011
There has been some water seepage from Guilfoyle’s Volcano. To address this, the water has been drained and a new liner on the bluestone wall is being installed.
At the time of writing this – mid July -it is a chance to look inside the crater of this folly and see what an enormous space it [...]
filed in Cafes, European food, Food, Hotels/pubs, Melbourne, St Kilda, Tram Route 67 on Jul.19, 2011
The Grosvenor Hotel was lit up on a cold rainy night and on a whim we went in for an early meal.
Grosvenor Hotel
We arrived shortly after 6pm and for a good three quarters of an hour we had the Bistro to ourselves and the waiter’s full attention. We needed this attention. The Bistro has an [...]
filed in Gardens, Melbourne, Zoo on Jul.07, 2011
The door to the Butterfly House
The butterfly house at the Melbourne Zoo is one of the nicest places to be on a cold winter’s day. In the summer it has charm but it is in the winter that it is magical – a place where everyone quietens and move slowly. Boisterous school parties loose their [...]
filed in Art, Chapel Street, Melbourne, Prahran, St Kilda, Tram Route 6, Tram Route 78, Windsor on Jun.15, 2011
Brighten up a grey winter morning and take in the Graf Art as you stroll along Chapel Street, Windsor. Of course it doesn’t have to be the morning, anytime during the day will do. But the in-your-face colours gives a me lift on a grey morning.
The corner of McIlwrick and Chapel Streets (at Tarlo and [...]
filed in Beaches, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda Beach, Tram Route 96 on Jun.04, 2011
There is a little known beach between St Kilda Beach and Middle Park Beach called West Beach Reserve. You can get away from the crowds here. For some reason fewer people walk this way.
It is here that the City of Port Phillip are nurturing some of the indigenous plants of the area . This strip [...]
filed in Chapel Street, Melbourne, Prahran, Tram Route 78, books on May.24, 2011
This notice is in Tarlo & Grahm’s current window display – I hope you can read it.
Tarlo & Graham’s windows are always fascinating to me. I have written about them before in ” Tarlo & Graham – view their windows”.
I don’t believe anyone else would decorate their window with objects burned in their fire.
This is [...]
filed in CBD, Gardens, Melbourne, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Parks, Tram Route 8 on May.16, 2011
The nice thing about doing this blog is that I keep learning more interesting information about Melbourne from the comments people leave on my posts. I have written about this beautiful and tranquil garden before in the The Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden Post. Julie has left a comment asking about the capsule that is underneath [...]
filed in Balaclava, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda East, Tram 16, Vintage, books on May.08, 2011
The corner of Hotham and Inkerman Streets seems an unlikely place to find a flourishing Op Shop. None-the-less this corner is home to a Sacred Heart Mission Opportunity Shop.
It has been here for a couple of years and although there isn’t much foot traffic it is a busy corner for road traffic. There is free [...]