Melbourne

Melbourne is a gourmet's paradise. It can't compete with Sydney in terms of natural beauty, but it's a vibrant city with lots of cafes, restaurants, bars, shops, galleries, parks,... Today I had breakfast at Queen Victoria Market, where there's a huge organic section full of yummy stuff. I was seating outside and a lady a few tables farther was smoking a cigarette, I could see how she got some bad looks. I realised I haven't seen many people smoking since I arrived here, at least nothing compared to Europe.

 

 

 

On my way back to downtown I stopped at the Melbourne Visitor Centre and picked up a couple of cultural agendas, it's just amazing how much there is to do here. Among other things, the Melbourne Festival starts on the 11th October and there's a Greek Film Festival starting in one week (Melbourne having an important population of Greek descent). I won't be able to attend either of them, as tomorrow is my last day in Melbourne. I had wanted to go to the Yarra Valley for some wine tasting but none of the tours I found fully convinced me, so I guess it will be another coffee/dumplings/pumpkin bread day... Then in the evening I'll take the ferry to Tasmania, arriving on Thursday morning. I saw the forecast and the weather there is still chilly, I just hope it won't rain too much as I plan to do some trekking...