Finally made it to the art galleries. The most inspiring piece was a 20th Century English piece by J Hayes 'Zen and the art of drinking' as you can see from the blog picture. After all that culture we needed to balance things up a bit. Wanted to see Predators at the flicks but ended up getting a couple of bottles of wine and going back to the hotel (the hotel was cheaper than the backpackers). On the way there we went through the largest casino I have seen. Thi...

Uurgh was the only thought going through my head the next day, a combination of the night before and a persistent cold. We set off late to look for the third coffee plunger to replace the one that I broke. We then went to see Ghost Writer at the cinema. We headed back via Melbournes oldest pub (1835) for a single drink. There are surprisingly few Saturday night revellers in Melbourne but a lot of bars, how they make a living is a mystery.

We set off towards Fitzroy one of the outer suburbs via the market. I have never seen so many cafes in Melbourne but Fitzroy is the epi center. Fitzroy is to Melbourne as Campden Town is to London. It has a bohemian look and feel with lots of street art, independant clothes shops, good music scene and veggie restaurants. In addition it has a more relaxed tolerant and friendly feel, it is easily our favourite city in Oz. We were due to go out to somewhere musical...

Lamies tour mark II. We headed down to the botanical gardens and admired the inspired landscaping and plants. Although it was out of season it was very nice. The gardens are close to some art museums - it is turning out to be a cultured day. Well it would have been if the art museums were open instead we went to a Tim Burton expo that was very good. After a 20$ round for two drinks at a bar we beat a fast retreat to Ding Dong Lounge to watch some live music and ...

We got up late and headed off to find a what's on guide for gigs. The afternoon was spent going through all the options, Liz has something planned 'Lamy's mystery tour coming up'! We headed down Melbournes famous lane areas with numerous stops in the many cafe/pubs on route. We got taking to many locals who were very friendly and welcoming - we were having a good time. The plan kind of went out of the window following advise on where to go. We ended up in a cos...