To Melbourne and back
Spent 4 days in Melbourne last week. Gotta say that it was a much needed holiday from work. People tell me I look happier and more relaxed :)Melbourne's got to be the style capital for Sydney... even their nerds look much cooler and fashionable than me... yep that's really sad.
The coffee was the best! $3.00 will get you the equivalent of a large-size coffee in Sydney. And unlike Sydney, they don't fill it up with froth, or water it down so a large cup still tastes great. And when you ask for a "strong flat white", they actually do just that. When you want to go for coffee, make sure you don't miss the Block Arcade or Niagara lane. Don't buy coffee from the Great Ocean Road Deli in Apollo Bay though. They charge 3.75 for a large cup, and they water it down. The Italian hot chocolate I had at this food shop there tasted sour too.. ew.
We went around the city and Crown Casino. When you want to dine at Crown, I would suggest going past Number 8. The food didn't really rock my world, and neither did the prices ;)
If you're a fan of poached eggs and yummy breakfasts, visit Amici on Chapel Street in South Yarra. They have a huge selection of poached egg dishes and do breakfast all day. They also bake their own bread and their ciabatta was very fresh and tasty.
Want to visit the 11.5 Apostles on the Great Ocean Road? Why not take a coach tour to save yourself the trouble of driving. I booked my family in for a day on the Go West Great Ocean Road Tour, and for $95 the tour lasted from 7:30 am til 9:30 pm. It's a small coach with about 24 people. You get taken to an Aboriginal cultural centre, a visit to see wild koalas, a rainforest walk, then on to Apollo Bay for lunch. After lunch we visited 7.5 of the apostles. Then we were also able to visit the Island Arch, Razorback and Loch Ard Gorge - the things I missed the last time I went. Here you can view the remaining 4 apostles. The final stop was at London Bridge with a saucy anecdote on the bridge collapse.
Apparently there were 2 people walking to the end of the bridge from the coast when it collapsed. Luckily they were already on the other side and away from harm's way. But they were stranded until they were saved via helicopter. Well the whole incident was big news. But the bigger piece of news was that the 2 people saved were married... but not to each other. And both had told their colleagues and family that they were on a business trip. Talk about being in the wrong place and the wrong time.
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