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…
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A cold evening, showers and a chill wind, your heading home and the big question is what to eat. Take-a-ways seem a good idea and you want something quick. How about The Hearty Hungarian, in Carlisle Street East St Kilda? The food is ready to go – no waiting around. All you have to…
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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…
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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…
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The Alister Clark Memorial Rose garden is one of the highlights of a visit to the St Kilda Botanical Gardens, in Blessington Street. It is autumn now and many of the roses are still in bloom – pruning hasn’t started yet so there is still a lot to admire – and smell. The garden…
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