filed in Albert Park, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, St Kilda, Tram Route 96 on Feb.07, 2010
One of my favourite places to breakfast in Melbourne is the Mart Cafe at Middle Park – Middle Park tram stop for tram 96 to St Kilda.
This cafe is right on the tram stop – platform 2. Notice the name – tram backwards.
In the summer I wander in early and make my way out onto [...]
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, Food, Markets, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda Beach, Tram Route 96 on Dec.15, 2009
The St Kilda Beach Night Market has become an annual event on the St Kilda calendar.
I love night markets. The first one I explored was in Yogyakarta in Indonesia. There was magic in the air with the music and colours but I felt uneasy being in such a crowded place with so many dark corners. [...]
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 Albert Park, Birds, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, Parks, Tram Route 96 on Jul.28, 2009
The Carousel, is an events center with a café attached. It is on the edge of The Lake in Albert Park – such a great position. It’s a stunning experience to sit on the deck outside the cafe, sip coffee, while swans and ducks float by, joggers pant past and walkers chat as they amble [...]
filed in Beaches, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, St Kilda, St Kilda Beach, Tram Route 96 on Jul.17, 2009
Weekend biking around the Eastern Bays is a Melbourne tradition. On Saturday and Sunday mornings hordes of bikers, in the very best lycra and helmets, form packs and peddle furiously along Beach Road to Marine Parade in St Kilda and then on to Port Melbourne.
Those of us who drive have to keep a keen eye [...]
filed in Collingwood, Melbourne, Tram Route 109, Tram Route 86, Tram Route 96, Vintage on Jul.03, 2009
If your idea of heaven is whiling away a few hours amongst retro/re-cycled/vintage clothing and collectibles, then head for Lost and Found 12 Smith Street, Collingwood.
It is said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. The odd thing is that there is so much ‘treasure’ left around. When you walk into Lost and Found [...]
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 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 [...]