I love the overlapping lines of this angled row of terrace houses in Parkville. If you look closely, you will see the many decorative heads in the masonry. They all seem to be looking out longingly at the park opposite, wishing they could go for a stroll amongst the greenery.
If you're in Queenscliff on a nice day, I highly recommend wandering into the Vue Grand Hotel, grabbing a drink from the bar, then taking three flights of stairs up to the roof top. There you are treated to a 360 degree view of the town and the surrounding waters. If you're lucky - as
I will never tire of walking the back beach at Queenscliff. This evening it was low tide and the beach was wide and flat. The birds were busy catching dinner, floating on the salty wind as the sun splashed gold on the water and the lighthouse high on the dune.
Yum! Meredith Goat Cheese and fig ice cream on a beautiful, sunny day in Melbourne's CBD. I love the way the old buildings of Wesley Place are tucked in underneath the modern giants.
I have no idea what the architect intended, but to my eye this is a piano building. I like to imagine there's a piano on every floor and a giant multi-piano work is performed every afternoon. Or maybe a resident pianist in the lift playing up and down all day.
I highly recommend a mid-afternoon pain au chocolat and coffee while watching the pastry chefs work their magic. Relaxing, intriguing and delicious all rolled into one.
The perfect handle for the door of a restaurant whose menu includes, 'Bread, Sexy Butter'.
It feels quintessentially Brunswick to be sitting in a bar on Sydney Road, listening to afternoon ultra-groove and surrounded by 1970s decor. Trams are running past the window with their familiar metallic swoosh, jostling with the peak hour traffic. Brunswick Green
This might be the skinniest house I ever did see. I can't believe I've not noticed it in the 40 years I've been going to Queenscliff. I'm intrigued to know what is behind the red door. Does it open out onto a magical other world?
I love a good tasting session, especially in a well-appointed tasting room. The baby stills in the background a fully functioning and served as the perfect eye-candy for my Prickly Moses beer tasting paddle. The tasting room at the Queenscliff Brewhouse was a delightful escape from the football crowd in the main bar. As expected,
