Day 1 in Melbourne consisted of arriving at Cooee Hostel and heading into the trendy wendy St Kilda for dinner and a couple of glasses of wine on the Esplanade, also scene of first neighbours celebrity spotting: Janae.
Day 2 we hit Fitzroy and Brunswick Street for some lunch, shopping and a needed haircut - been a while! We liked this part of town as it had lots of different boutiques and shops and lots of character which was great. It made me feel that Melbourne is a mix of London, Bristol, Brighton and maybe a US town like Chicago or San Francisco. It's a cool city anyway with a big buzz. That evening we ate in a veggie bar and then caught some live jazz in a bar nearby. Some very cool Sax, bass, keyboard and drums, Em and I were very happy, we've been missing hearing live music.
Day 3 was spent in the centre, visiting the Victoria market, shopping in the central Oxford Street style part and dinner in Chinatown. Typical city fare but we were loving it, it was our first big city since Santiago and we only got to spend a day there.
Then came Day 4: the Neighbours Tour. We got on a bus to Erinsborough High with a somewhat late and hung over bus driver. Then we stopped off at the backlot of the studios and saw Grease Monkeys and Carpenter's cars set for those of you hardcore fans (i.e. most of my friends). At this point the piece de resistance was a surprise visit from Jackie Woodburne aka SUSAN KENNEDY. Now everyone knows she is the best character in the soap and the whole tour group were beyond excited, so much so that one guy said: 'I love Susan, she has been a big part of my life for a long time.' Jackie was speechless. After this comedy moment, we went off to Ramsay Street, took obligatory photos by the House of Trouser and Harold's house and left, pretty well darn chuffed.
Right that's far too long a paragraph soley based on Neighbours so I shall move onto the afternoon spent in the National Gallery to try to redeem ourselves and then some good old Ozzie beers with Nick, James, Ben, Renee and Trumaine, mates and more of Ted, the Ringcrofter Jenna's boyfriend. Great night thanks to Ted, so was all good. Saturday was spent hanging out in St Kilda with Joleah who we met in Christchurch and generally enjoying the sunshine with an icecream and a glass of white on the beach. Really it's a hard life.
On that sickening note, I leave you xxxx
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