Skydeck
After five weeks in the city, I finally did it: got on top of the Eureka Tower today to enjoy the view from its SkyDeck over Melbourne, Port Philip Bay, the Yarra valley and the Dandenong mountain ranges…. 35 seconds and you’re on the 88th floor. Built between 2001 and 2006, the tower is one […] Read More
Movie Day
Monday started out hot and cloudy, but temperatures dropped significantly during the day. I went for a swim in the pool, the water being eerily hot in comparison to the cold wind…. and then on to see a movie. I was set to see the latest Meryl Street Movie, August Osage County, that earned her […] Read More
Midsumma finale
Midsumma is over. I have to say it was an impressive program me for a whole month, and I’m glad I was here for all of it. I saw so many shows and met some great people. Funny how pride follows me on this trip…. The last day was the pride march down Fitzroy street […] Read More
Brighton Bathing boxes
Yesterday, I met up with Rajiv in Brighton, a suburb south of Melbourne on the bay, and we went to the beach. Brighton beach is famous for its colorful bathing boxes. So famous they even have their own web site! They remain from victorian, more prudish times, when they were built on many beaches. Today, […] Read More
Melbs (Part II)
And I found my place for the little two-day return to Melbourne at the end of February, in between Sydney and Auckland. It’s a bit a result of mis-planning, I was so slow to decide – or better: I was too lazy to take any decision at all – that Kate already had another host […] Read More
Night food frenzy
Last night, Rajiv and I went to the Victoria Night Market. We had no idea what expected us. Only the part under the metal roof construction was open, but that was more than enough. One part housed a number of little craft stands… printed t-shirts, wood toys, old books, dresses, jewelry… one really cool place […] Read More
Ponsonby
I feel like all I am doing is booking an checking out itineraries lately. I had to plan the rest of Australia, Tasmania, Sydney, check hotels and airbnb, flight, best prices… (don’t book on expedia.com.au but on expedia.com – it’s 20% cheaper if you go via the US site – same flights….) I urgently needed […] Read More
Yarra Valley
Kate, my fantastic host, took me on a day trip to the Yarra valley today. She rented a car from a car sharing club that she is a member of, and we drove off. Thanks god I did not have to drive 😉 I was just handling the map, and we pretty much made it […] Read More