Someone along the way told us that Australia feels a lot like United States of America and now that we're here in Melbourne, I couldn't agree more.
From the trendy people to chic restaurants and bars that get packed at night, Melbourne is a great reminder of New York City. As someone once said, "you never fully appreciate something unless it's taken away from you," and that's how we feel about New York. It is incredible talking to people here how many of them want to either visit New York badly or want to live in New York badly. Until Melbourne, I didn't feel like I miss New York so much, but being here in Melbourne certainly reminds me of back home.
We stayed with our family friend Jimit's apartment. A beautiful apartment in the swanky neighbourhood of St. Kilda. The neighbourhood is full of cute cafes, bars and restaurants. Choosing one is a bit difficult, but they all look great. For the 3 days we were here, we mostly doddled around and simply chillaxed.
Our first night in Melbourne we had delicious Thai food at a cheap take away restaurant. The following night we hungout with our new friend Jacinta whom we meet in Fiji. Alex, her boyfriend, got a job in Singapore so he wasn't around, but Jacinta was a good sport in giving us a tour of Carlton neighborhood. Locals always know where to eat and yet again, Jacinta proved that. She took us to a bar, Bimbos, which served $4 delicious pizza. I couldn't believe how good the pizza was for the price they were. The place was packed with foodies. We had to bum a part of the table from a large group of people and I had to sit on a raggedy chair, but it was all good. Later we had dessert at Vegie bar which served delicious food and desserts. I had my first encounter with Sticky Date Pudding and I gotta say it was pretty darn good. Gin had a gluten free chocolate cake and she was utterly pleased with it. We called it a night after that since Jacinta had to go to school the next day. She's almost done with her law degree.
On our last night in Melbourne, Jimit decided to cook for us and he cooked a sumptuous dinner. It was one of the best butter chickens we've had in Australasia (Australia/New Zealand). We realized that this city is totally about food, drinks and having a good time and that's exactly what we did.
We've decided to take a $400 hit and fly to Cairns because Gin and I are tired of wearing our winter jackets. The weather in Melbourne is getting better, it's about 60/65 degrees during day time with a significant drop in temperature at night. So we've decided to fly into Cairns right now while it's still pleasant there, about 80/85 degress. So instead of going from Melbourne and driving up the gold coast, we're going to fly to Cairns and drive down through gold coast and Sydney and come back to Melbourne. We love Melbourne, so we've decided to spend a little more time here in about 4 weeks time. So goodbye Melbourne (for the time being) and hello Cairns. Can't wait to go diving and live aboard at the Great Barrier Reef.
From the trendy people to chic restaurants and bars that get packed at night, Melbourne is a great reminder of New York City. As someone once said, "you never fully appreciate something unless it's taken away from you," and that's how we feel about New York. It is incredible talking to people here how many of them want to either visit New York badly or want to live in New York badly. Until Melbourne, I didn't feel like I miss New York so much, but being here in Melbourne certainly reminds me of back home.
Our first night in Melbourne we had delicious Thai food at a cheap take away restaurant. The following night we hungout with our new friend Jacinta whom we meet in Fiji. Alex, her boyfriend, got a job in Singapore so he wasn't around, but Jacinta was a good sport in giving us a tour of Carlton neighborhood. Locals always know where to eat and yet again, Jacinta proved that. She took us to a bar, Bimbos, which served $4 delicious pizza. I couldn't believe how good the pizza was for the price they were. The place was packed with foodies. We had to bum a part of the table from a large group of people and I had to sit on a raggedy chair, but it was all good. Later we had dessert at Vegie bar which served delicious food and desserts. I had my first encounter with Sticky Date Pudding and I gotta say it was pretty darn good. Gin had a gluten free chocolate cake and she was utterly pleased with it. We called it a night after that since Jacinta had to go to school the next day. She's almost done with her law degree.
On our last night in Melbourne, Jimit decided to cook for us and he cooked a sumptuous dinner. It was one of the best butter chickens we've had in Australasia (Australia/New Zealand). We realized that this city is totally about food, drinks and having a good time and that's exactly what we did.
We've decided to take a $400 hit and fly to Cairns because Gin and I are tired of wearing our winter jackets. The weather in Melbourne is getting better, it's about 60/65 degrees during day time with a significant drop in temperature at night. So we've decided to fly into Cairns right now while it's still pleasant there, about 80/85 degress. So instead of going from Melbourne and driving up the gold coast, we're going to fly to Cairns and drive down through gold coast and Sydney and come back to Melbourne. We love Melbourne, so we've decided to spend a little more time here in about 4 weeks time. So goodbye Melbourne (for the time being) and hello Cairns. Can't wait to go diving and live aboard at the Great Barrier Reef.
4 comments:
Howdy ex-neighbors!!!! We've been following you guys' adventure for a while, despite this being the first ever comment.
SOOOOOO jealous of you guys for all the bunge jumping, skiing (especially Joe), exotic eats and meeting the lovely people of the world. We're doing our part by a trip to Korea in a few weeks. I'm supposed to bring Rob a bottle of snake wine (in case you don't know, you catch a snake, put it in a big glass bottle, pour in lots of sake/wine, let it sit for 10 years or more, drink the wine, be the strongest man on the earth). I'm not so sure how I can find it however.
Wish you guys all the fun and excitement! Be well!!!
Hey Yoori & Joe, so good to hear from you guys. I'm glad to see that you guys have been following the adventure :)
I'm sure you guys are excited about your trip to Korea as well. Let us know all about it because we're possibly going to be teaching there for some time (possibly stay there a year or so).
Rob & his snake drink. Hey can you please send me his email address & yours as well. You can just put it on the blog if you can or email me at jjadav@gmail.com
I wish you guys all the luck for Korea. Happy Days!!!
Hey Ms. Peterson or should I say Mrs. Jadav!
Everyone misses you two in Tele! And boy I sure feel bad for the sophomores who don't have you guys as their math teachers this year. All of your wondrous adventures are amazing, I sure wish when I grow up I'll be like you two and travel around the world. Be safe, and come back with lots of pictures and stories!
Hi Shelly,
That is very sweet. We have TONS of pictures and stories already so don't worry about that... We miss you guys too. Good luck with your junior year!
Mrs. Jadav
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