Sadly we failed to blag an upgrade on the flight over, much to my disappointment, so much for using all those air miles for upgrades, we are truly failing at the miles game. Having a best mate who lived in Melbs for a few years, and reading so much about this super cool city, we knew that we were going to like Melbourne. We weren’t wrong. How nice it was to be surrounded by signs we could read and a language we could understand! Rob’s sister Marian and our little godson James who live in Brisbane came down to see us for a night and we had an airbnb booked in North Carlton. Booking it last minute (again), we were forced to book outside the centre of town but as it turned out, it was nice to be a little further out and there were lots of cute cafes and heritage listed buildings all around. It was so nice to see some family and have a home cooked meal, not to mention endless cuddles with James. It was also nice to talk to someone other than each other, a relief one might say after seven weeks in only each others company! James was a little superstar as we walked through not just one but two exhibitions, the Viktor & Rolf and the David Hockney at the National Gallery, both brilliant. After lunch at Victoria Market, it was all too soon for Marian and James to head back home, a super short but sweet reunion! We were staying our next two nights at our friend Maree and her husband Andrew’s beautiful new house, they were absolute superstars and not only picked up all our junk but let us crash, despite having only just moved in themselves! They took us out on the town, dinner at The European after drinks at Siglo’s and Madame Brussels and after dinner, three more bars I couldn’t possible tell you the names of. They were cool though. Maree is expecting so was our chauffeur for the evening ;-) How do Australian’s do brunch so much better than anywhere else in the world? We hit up some pretty awesome brunch spots and Rob was in coffee heaven, Melbourne being one of the coffee capitals of the world. They really put the effort in here! Here are some of our faves: Market Lane Coffee (coffee) Proud Mary (coffee) Captains of Industry (everything, drinks, coffee, lunch, barber) Section 8 (super cool bar made out of old containers) Alimentari (brunch, Italian style) Industry Beans (brunch) Two:Bob (brunch) Auction Rooms (brunch) St. Kilda is a short drive from the centre of Melbourne and is worth a visit if you have longer. It's a beachside town with public salt water pools and a long pier. The views stretch back to the city and the Melbourne skyline is makes a nice backdrop to the yachts bobbing in the harbour. A storm had just passed when we arrived leaving a full rainbow over the town.
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