We started the day a little later than usual at a cosy café along an alley near our apartment. Alleys in the city of Melbourne are love. There were so many little café tucked in corners of the streets. We were spoilt for choice when choosing a place for brunch. Settled for this lovely café in the narrow alley and ordered each a set of French toasts, sunny-side-up eggs, bacon and ham. B’s addicted to hazelnut lattes while I ordered my usual English breakfast tea. Breakfasts/Brunches in Aussieland are my absolute favourite. It reminds me dearly of Hatched back in Singapore. I’m mad about that place and it’s wonderful that I get a daily dose of such marvellous spread of breakfast in Aussieland. Despite having such a good meal at the start of the day, lunch and dinner were always disappointments. I’m particular about my food and the little restaurants in Aussieland just weren’t good enough. Meat wasn’t marinated and seafood had that vomit-inducing fishy smell. Chinatown in Melbourne wasn’t that great either. We even resorted to having McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken for meals. Surprisingly, they were as bad! At times like this, I’m reminded of how lucky we are in Singapore. It’s a food haven back home.
We started the day a little later than usual at a cosy café along an alley near our apartment. Alleys in the city of Melbourne are love. There were so many little café tucked in corners of the streets. We were spoilt for choice when choosing a place for brunch. Settled for this lovely café in the narrow alley and ordered each a set of French toasts, sunny-side-up eggs, bacon and ham. B’s addicted to hazelnut lattes while I ordered my usual English breakfast tea. Breakfasts/Brunches in Aussieland are my absolute favourite. It reminds me dearly of Hatched back in Singapore. I’m mad about that place and it’s wonderful that I get a daily dose of such marvellous spread of breakfast in Aussieland. Despite having such a good meal at the start of the day, lunch and dinner were always disappointments. I’m particular about my food and the little restaurants in Aussieland just weren’t good enough. Meat wasn’t marinated and seafood had that vomit-inducing fishy smell. Chinatown in Melbourne wasn’t that great either. We even resorted to having McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken for meals. Surprisingly, they were as bad! At times like this, I’m reminded of how lucky we are in Singapore. It’s a food haven back home.
We got our Metlink cards from 7-11 and took the tram down to St Kilda. Trams are the most affordable mode of transportation. A Sunday Saver card only cost a mere AUD3 and once you validate it on the tram itself, it could be use for unlimited number on times and trams travelling around Zone 1 and 2! The Metlink information centre was just a stone throw away from our apartment. Or ask for directions form the tourist information counter near Myer in Melbourne City. Travelling in Melbourne is pretty fool-proof.
We alighted stops ahead of St Kilda beach and walked down the streets in the chilling cold with piping hot coffee in one hand and a huge nougat bar in another. I was starting to get used to the cold.
St Kilda’s Pier kind of reminded us of East Coast Park. We stayed at the pier for a while before heading off to find lunch. Sadly, the sky was threatening to pour so the pictures didn’t turn out as good.
Check out the display of cakes and pastries! Hungry much?
We ordered the seafood basket and some prawn skewers at one of the shops–Nothing to rave about. It started to pour just as we were down with lunch so we took the tram in hope of visiting the Melbourne Museum. No such luck with an arty afternoon as the museum was about to shut its doors.
The next few hours were spent roaming the streets aimlessly. Most of the shops close at 5pm (AEST) so there wasn’t any shopping done.
We took the tram back to Flinders Street and spent the rest of the night gambling in the casino at Crown Hotel. When shops close this early, the casino is the only place to head to! *wink*
