• Our apartment at 253 Franklin StreetOur outlook from the apartment

    Melbourne Day 1

    October 25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

    We left last night at almost midnight and flew in to Melbourne at 6am. We have made this trip specially as we were invited for a wedding in Dandenong. We were fortunate to be able to check-in early at 830am at our Airbnb that was just a stone throw from the Queen Victoria Markets.
    We trundled our suitcases around the markets to kill time, found yummy coffee and a spinach and cheese Borek. Unfortunately after only nibbling an eigth of it because it was hot, the condensation weakened the paper bag and my borek fell through the bag onto the floor. I was most unimpressed.
    The apartment is very tiny but has everything we need. We checked in and had a nap before meeting up with our cousin for lunch and a catch up.
    After the catch up, Ruby and I went walking through a pocket size Falstaff park to do some shopping.
    I was tired after shopping, so we had an early dinner at 5pm at Dao Xiao Mian. We were both astonished to find that we could only have a small entree and a bowl of noodle to share whereas a couple on the next table had a bowl of noodle each, 4 entrees and a large plate of dumplings.
    Tired and drained, we made our way back to the apartment for an early night.
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