weekend in melbourne

I had a weekend getaway to Melbourne in August courtesy of Pawpaw. As there were so many places and activities covered in that short time frame, I'm too lazy to go into details for the whole trip. Instead I'll let the pictures and the brief captions show you the highlights.

On the streets:


lights bokeh from traffic/cars/buildings



neon boards in Chinatown



purple wigs for a tv commercial shoot



playing with fire in public



hire a bicycle anywhere in the city to reduce your carbon footprint



back alleys and lanes full of artistic graffiti


The parks and the gardens:


Captain Cook's Cottage in Fitzroy Gardens



Fountain in Carlton Gardens right outside the Royal Exhibition Building



Fountain in Carlton Gardens right outside the Royal Exhibition Building



Doing the signature tourist jumps outside Captain Cook's Cottage



Doing the signature tourist jumps outside Captain Cook's Cottage



Doing the signature tourist jumps outside the Royal Exhibition Building



Along the Yarra



Random school girls posed for my camera


Art Galleries and Museums:


Had a history lesson with King Tut



Aboriginal art



Taking the Dinosaur Walk in the Museum



The science corner


The State Library:


Majestic entrance



Inside La Trobe Reading Room



The famous domed roof



Cowen Gallery in the library


The food:


Hearty breakfast on Lygon Street - the little Italian suburb



The Soup Place off Flinders Lane



Best macarons in town from Brunetti's



Best macarons in town from Brunetti's


Lastly the most indulgent splurge: a date with Andrew Lloyd Webber that you can read here.

And that's all folks. Til the next trip.