Friday, 12 August 2016

Out and about in Melbourne

Yesterday we visited the second of the bars recommended to us by the tram driver. It was a rooftop bar overlooking Parliament buildings. It had a very nice atmosphere with a lot of people enjoying lunch and the view.

On the way back we stopped to enjoy a few songs from a couple of buskers who were very easy to listen to. This is on Bourke street.
 

 In the evening we met up with my niece Carly. We had a lovely time, with a drink in a bar that specialises in weird wines (though we found some reasonably OK ones), and then in a restaurant called Meatmaiden. There were hunks of meat hanging just inside the door, and as you would guess, plenty of meat on the menu, and groups of blokes enjoying it. We had Burnt Ends for starters and they were delicious, the ends of the smoked brisket that Carly and Graham chose for their main. And my steak was one of the best ever. 

Today we did our walking along the south bank of the river, finding a good coffee and then walking up and down to find the best lunch deal. Eventually we decided on one, only to find the deals were Monday to Thursday! Oh well, our platter was good anyway.

 

It may seem as though a lot of the Melbourne blogs are about eating and drinking....... Well the whole of the CBD, apart from the odd block of David Jones / Meyers / Gucci type shops is about eating and drinking. We were amazed at the literally hundreds of cafés and bars, and most of them very well patronised too.

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