Aside from apartment hunting (which I'm tired of talking about and people have to be tired of hearing me talk about), I found my way to two very interesting places in Melbourne.
1) Queen Victoria Market - Basically like a farmer's market, but huge! And so full of life and savory smells. It really made my day, and gave me hope that not everything in Melbourne is ridiculously priced. I was beginning to feel like I moved to NYC with the cost of a bottle of water in this place.
2) Royal Botanical Gardens - I'm sure I only covered one tenth of the possible paths, but I can definitely see this as my new Town Lake Saturday morning jog. I sat an had peppermint tea with some fresh made scones (yummy!) in the Tea Garden, and then walked passed not one but two weddings. It's a lovely time of year, and the perfect setting for a wedding, although you basically invite the general public to watch your ceremony (which I found to be a little impersonal and fishbowl like). Oh well, they seemed happy.
Today, well today (which is Easter Sunday - more about that in a minute) I will go check out some more apartment locations, and finally catch up on all the administrative stuff I've been putting off.
Side Note: Easter in Melbourne is a big deal. I'm talkin' hot cross buns at work on Thursday (yeah, I had no idea what they were either) and tons of chocolate: chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, you name it, they've made it. Apparently this is the last big holiday for months, so I guess it's go big or go home. Being that I'm not very religious, I wasn't planning to get in on any easter egg hunts, but, as a woman, I feel I am entitled to the discounted chocolate tomorrow, and plan to be at one of these fancy chocolate shops to get supplies for winter.
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