I've just returned from 5 days in Melbourne. Five of the hottest April days ever in Melbourne. Here's a quick take on my holiday:
. Was lost a lot. About five hours a day walking in the heat. Stiff painful legs and feet. Groan...
. Saw "Beautiful" : the Carole King musical. "Let's write a new song," says Carole - the audience claps, sings along, and yells uproariously. Then we're on to new scene which starts off with "let's write a new song" and audience claps, sings, and yells, etc, etc. And so on and so on.
. Went to wrong theatre for the Carole King musical, and without map or knowledge I ran panicked for 45 minutes through the streets of the city, finally located the theatre within one minute of curtain-up. It would have been a three minute walk from first theatre.
. Visited Victoria Market. Very tacky but somehow hypnotising. Bought a small backpack. Plus a fruit tart, a meat pie, and a vanilla slice. Whoopee, I'm on holiday, no dieting.
. Went to the zoo. Last time I visited there I had been covered in lemurs when I was in their enclosure. This time, not a sign of one. Didnt see one otter, one hippo, one chimp. I spotted the rear of a tiger, and the hide of an elephant. Last time there'd been a herd of elephants, including babies. I was hot and grumpy after being lost getting to the zoo, and so I stomped (plodded?) away from the zoo after 40 minutes. (temper, temper...)
. Went to the Vikings exhibition at the museum. Great, but not spectacular. Why isn't each item labelled how old it is?
. Walked my feet off through the main CBD mall buildings. Especially on my last day when the heavens opened and I couldn't get outside. It's fortunate all the malls and arcades sort of bleed into each other.
. Stayed at the Causeway Inn on the Mall which was in the Bourke Street Mall. Couldn't be more central. Hotel so-so.
. Had buffet lunch at the Conservatory Restaurant at the Crown Casino. Ate 15 oysters on the shell. Yum.
. Wasted $10 and 45 minutes on 1 cent pokie machine at casino. Got back $10.80.
above: the river
below: Queen Victoria Night Market. It was huuuuuge.
Above: a daytime cafe in one of many lanes.
below: view from Conservatory Restaurant
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