More Meandering in Melbourne

It’s always a great day when you find a shop entirely dedicated to matcha. Mochi is a bonus.

My daily matcha search on Google Maps led me to a place called “nimb”… or “nimbo”? On Google Maps it was listed as Matcha Mate, but none of the shop windows said so. When I was defeated and prepared to walk on — sad and matcha-less — Timo took it upon himself to walk back and find the shop Google Maps had turned into a mystery.

Oh, how happy he made me. Or maybe it was the matcha. Probably both.

Timo, it’s hard not to portray you as a knight in shining armour when you ensure my matcha fix. 😅

Not only did I have a delicious coconut-water matcha, but also a matchamisu — you can probably guess what that is. I’m still flying high when I think about that dreamy, creamy texture and velvety flavour…

But I digress. (As I’m writing this, I’m actually getting annoyed by my frequent use of the word matcha. And that is saying something! 😅)

We spent quite some time walking around the Docklands and the CBD of Melbourne today. We also took the free City Circle tram for a bit — after first managing to find the correct stop. (Honestly, that was a science in itself.)

Let me tell you: Friday night in the CBD was packed. After around 5 p.m., it became so crowded and busy that Timo kindly escorted me out and led me through a quieter park. There, we saw a guy training a kitten. Adorable, isn’t it?

We had originally planned to go to a Thai place for dinner, but — contrary to what Google Maps claimed (yes, it still sucks) — it was closed. Not far from there, however, was a Japanese restaurant called KURU, recommended to us by a lady standing in front of the closed Thai place. And what a great recommendation that was.

Yummy food. Happy NüfNüf.

And then it was back to the hotel to enjoy a cold one.

P.S.: I‘ve attached a few pics from the previous day that exceeded the limit of 25 pics - you can tell which is which by the abrupt change in weather. Hint: Today there was not a single ray of sunshine visible. 😅Read more