I was born here. I was raised here. Does that mean I'm going to die here too? Well let's cross that bridge when we get there shall we? I'm hoping that pyrotechnic moment complete with fanfare and skyshow is a long way away anyway.
But after living in the glorious Gold Coast for a while, here we are back in #Melbourne for a family holiday. Suffice to say it's been full of random adventures as we expected. Some better than others but that's radom adventuring for you...
(Post will be updated after more adventures unfold..)
- We almost witnessed a moped and dump truck meeting of the mind going for lunch one day. Luckily the truck driver looked down just in time to hammer the brakes and not when the guy on the buzz cycle was flying halfway down the road..
- On the same stretch of road we got snarled at by a bald angry vampire who was the passenger on a turning car. The same car that was supposed to give way to oncoming traffic which was us. I guess the road rules work differently for snarky vampires.
- We had lunch with a good mate of mine in a truly strange pub, the first pub I've ever been to where the beers were labelled as vegan friendly. When I ordered pots, pints appeared at the table. There was no kid menu to speak of until we asked about half serves and then the waitress gave us the kids menu off the top of her head. Obviously there wasn't enough room for the kids stuff with half of it dedicated to vegan fare and the other half pointing out how safe the beers were.
(The kids nachos came with chilli in the meat sauce so I'm guessing that kids options were merely an afterthought or the chef wanted to punish us for not ordering from the vegan half of the options..)
- We arrived at Scienceworks as soon as the doors opened, under the theory that it not being school holidays currently and being early enough, the place should be fairly empty. What we found instead were three different school groups on excursion, having an inter school challenge as to who could be the latest. I forget who won, exploring the sections of Scienceworks the school groups weren't.
- The hire car came with a quarter tank of petrol. When we called the place about it, the managed asked 'What does it say on the contract?' Funnily enough it said 'Full' (how does a place that printed out the terms and conditions not know this part?). So they'll get it back at pretty much the same level we got it at..
- A shoutout to the school group at the food hall of the Vic Markets. We were having lunch and I heard the students on the next table discussing playing the communal piano and my heart sank. You could just imagine the random punchings of keys and horrible sounds as they put it through its paces. But credit where credit is due, what I heard next was a pretty good rendition of Lanterns by Birds of Tokyo, especially given how clapped out the piano was. Impressive!
- Speaking of the Vic Markets,. I could quite easily spend the day trawling through all it has to offer, especially the deli section. All those cheeses, dried meats, chocolates, breads, dips, everything.
Of course this does not gel at all with son of Xbox One who loudly informed me with every step how bored he was even after a jumbo sausage roll and Vic market tradition of a hot jam donut..
But after living in the glorious Gold Coast for a while, here we are back in #Melbourne for a family holiday. Suffice to say it's been full of random adventures as we expected. Some better than others but that's radom adventuring for you...
(Post will be updated after more adventures unfold..)
- We almost witnessed a moped and dump truck meeting of the mind going for lunch one day. Luckily the truck driver looked down just in time to hammer the brakes and not when the guy on the buzz cycle was flying halfway down the road..
- On the same stretch of road we got snarled at by a bald angry vampire who was the passenger on a turning car. The same car that was supposed to give way to oncoming traffic which was us. I guess the road rules work differently for snarky vampires.
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| A tribute to Grumpy Cat |
- We had lunch with a good mate of mine in a truly strange pub, the first pub I've ever been to where the beers were labelled as vegan friendly. When I ordered pots, pints appeared at the table. There was no kid menu to speak of until we asked about half serves and then the waitress gave us the kids menu off the top of her head. Obviously there wasn't enough room for the kids stuff with half of it dedicated to vegan fare and the other half pointing out how safe the beers were.
(The kids nachos came with chilli in the meat sauce so I'm guessing that kids options were merely an afterthought or the chef wanted to punish us for not ordering from the vegan half of the options..)
- We arrived at Scienceworks as soon as the doors opened, under the theory that it not being school holidays currently and being early enough, the place should be fairly empty. What we found instead were three different school groups on excursion, having an inter school challenge as to who could be the latest. I forget who won, exploring the sections of Scienceworks the school groups weren't.
- The hire car came with a quarter tank of petrol. When we called the place about it, the managed asked 'What does it say on the contract?' Funnily enough it said 'Full' (how does a place that printed out the terms and conditions not know this part?). So they'll get it back at pretty much the same level we got it at..
- A shoutout to the school group at the food hall of the Vic Markets. We were having lunch and I heard the students on the next table discussing playing the communal piano and my heart sank. You could just imagine the random punchings of keys and horrible sounds as they put it through its paces. But credit where credit is due, what I heard next was a pretty good rendition of Lanterns by Birds of Tokyo, especially given how clapped out the piano was. Impressive!
- Speaking of the Vic Markets,. I could quite easily spend the day trawling through all it has to offer, especially the deli section. All those cheeses, dried meats, chocolates, breads, dips, everything.
Of course this does not gel at all with son of Xbox One who loudly informed me with every step how bored he was even after a jumbo sausage roll and Vic market tradition of a hot jam donut..
- Our phone based GPS seems to be constantly hungover when it comes to deciphering Melbourne roads. This explains when it suddenly reminds you to turn left..when you're five lanes on the right.
- At another pub I enjoyed a bowl of fried chicken pieces, pita bread and salad. Oh sorry, a 'deconstructed chicken souvlaki'. I'm still not used to this new age pub lingo..
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