Great Ocean Road!

Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans!! To celebreate turkey and breaking bread with the indians, david and I are going for a road trip! (That makes sense, no?)

Next week, I am working the great victorian bike ride. It's 5,000 bicyclists riding on the equivalent to highway 101 in california. It's a beautiful road, and I'm sure it will be crazy with all of those riders. I am going along in a camper van, feeding the bikers coffee and churros along the way! I'm excited..it will be a fun way to see the scenery! I'll take lots of pics, I promise.

Here's a link to the Great Ocean Road...if you are curious. Tongiht we are staying at Apollo Bay at the nicest Hostel in Australia...oooooh. I'll take pics of that too.

Laters!

Little Places

The best thing about Melbourne is all of the nooks and crannies. All of the best cafes and restaurants aren't out in the open..they are in some random alley or on the 4th floor of some rickety looking buildings.

So here is the start to my long list of delicious places here in Melbourne!
Camy Shanghai Dumpling House
David's favorite. Of Course.
Right in the middle of downtown, you hook down this lane, and here you are, at this tasty dumpling hut. Dumplings are CHEAP and come steamed, fried, filled with meat, or veggies. So we are both happy going there.
Best part? You can get dumplings 'take away' and take them next door to this bar that is set up in a parking lot...

Section 8
No really. It's in a parking lot. Shipping Pallets are stacked together for seats, and there are great, rando decorations all over the place. It's great because the crowd is always a total mix (laborers, school girls having coffee, us..) and always busy on weekends.

My other fave is the Rooftop Bar. Yep. That's the name.
First, I would recommend NOT taking the elevator (it seems like you will die in here..so scary) but. there is a cute bookstore on the way up..so it's a good place to browse (and catch your breath) if needed!
Once you get up to the top, they have the sitting section decked out in astro turf and beach chairs. They have great beers...and hipsters!! :)

More to come! But those have been my favorites in the city...so glad we are living in the CBD (Central Business District)

SALE!

As we recover from yesterday's Melbourne Cup (pics to come soon!) I wanted to point out that there is a SALE on Qantas. Maybe you guys want to check out some low low deals to Melbourne, hmmm?

Qantas Deals