On our arrival in St. Kilda – it was
clear that we were very close to the ocean.
It is a lovely spot to settle for a few days. There is a street half a block away that
offers walking, dining, coffee and all the baked good you could possible want
to eat or even see in your lifetime. They
are practically on top of one another in the short block. I don’t know how that all manage to stay in
business. They all sell the same goods
and using grandma’s 100 year old recipe for cheesecake…didn’t even know that cheesecake
was 100 years old.
Today, Laureen and I went
downtown on the tram (electric street car) and wandered around for about 5
hours. Of course today was a day that I
forgot to take my fitbit, so it looks as though I have been sitting around for
the day. DRAT. There is quite a large
city area in Melbourne that has free transit.
We were able to take advantage of a couple of routes and found it so
very easy to get around. There are a lot
of tram routes. Each major street and
cross street has a tram that travels the line.
Evidently Sydney used to have this system years ago and took it out and
now are spending huge dollars to install and run the lines once again.
This part is for you, Kit. Everywhere we have travelled we see quilt
patterns. The counter in a bar, pavers
on the street, a restaurant wall and the floor tile in front of the elevator in
our hotel. There are many. After some of the recognizable patterns practically
hit me in the eyes while walking, I now find myself looking for them everywhere
and am not disappointed very often. It
has made the adventure that much more interesting. 
Both in Sydney and Melbourne –
they have strict laws to do with the heritage buildings. The facades must be as they were when they
were built. They can have new
construction in behind, but they must leave the frontage in its original
state. It makes for a very interesting
contrast of old and new. 
We are still very lucky to be
enjoying many sunny days. It is a bit
cooler just now in Melbourne, but if you keep in the sunshine it is comfortable
to be wearing just a t-shirt. On the
shady side of the street, a jacket is more preferable.
2 comments:
Thank you so much for the "quilt" pictures! Glad that Melbourne, as many cities in Australia, is staying "original". I remember St Kilda very well! Those tiles are like the Moroccan tiles other quilters and stained class find inspiration from.
Love you!
I think I had a slice of 100 year old cheesecake once. Definitely not a first choice. Go for fresh every time you get a chance. Interesting about the Quilt patterns. Joan is busy with her new find - Funky Squares - and is going great guns on them. She is winding up for the quilt show next year and wanted to do a new one.
Weather is changing here and cool is the new pattern with misty rain at the moment. Terrible rains down in California where highway I 5 has been buried in mud well up to the windows of the trapped cars. I don't know how they will get it all cleared away as more rain is scheduled. It seems their rain dance finally worked! Lots of love,
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