Even though it hadn't been that long since our last holiday in Port Douglas, we still found ourselves happy to have another few days off work for our babymoon! We had organised 3 nights in a posh boutique hotel in South Yarra (www.thelyall.com) from Sunday 18th -Wed 21st August so off we trotted to Melbourne once Bob had played his pennant golf game in Garfield. We trundled up to the front door of the hotel in Jimmy (who is getting a bit old these days) only to be met by a concierge who offered to park our car for us. Oh dear. After giving him a helping hand with the 'complicated key system' he remarked that it had done a lot of miles and that perhaps he was too young to figure out how to work the key. Hmm! It may not be a Porsche but it does the job! Anyhoo, off we toddle down Toorak Road to find some dinner and decide that Mexican would be best. I try not to be too disheartened by Bob's amazingly yummy Margherita and opt for another lemonade, whoopee, and we delve into our yummy enchiladas and burritos. Stuffed and happy, we head back to the hotel via the ice-cream shop and crash on the sofa. This holiday business is hard work!
Monday, we decided on a lazy breakfast at the local Cafe Republica before wandering along Chapel Street, famous for it's pretentiousness and alternative nature. Coffee bars and restaurants galore, along with funky independent stores mixed with posh designer shops. I tried my first salted caramel cupcake and I must say, it was mighty fine. Back to the hotel before heading into the city to meet our friend Susie, who has just moved to Melbourne with her partner David. She is currently working in the Royal Children's Hospital as a paediatrician and gets to be a flying doctor of sorts when she in on emergency call out, her most recent trip being to pick up a sick newborn from Mildura in northern Victoria. Definitely a handy person to know when we are about to have a newborn in our house! We meet them in Brunswick street and head to the Black Pearl for some drinks pre-Thai. We finish off our night at the rooftop bar of Naked for Satan which has brilliant views of the city and a massive variety of beers, liquers and flavoured vodkas before heading back to South Yarra.
Tuesday we laze around in the morning before I treat myself to a massage (more like torture but I still felt good afterwards!!) and Bob hits the gym. We then get a taxi into town for 'High Coffee' @ Intercontinental Hotel - in theory it sounds great but I reckon we'll both be opting for the High Tea option next time. Coffee can be quite overpowering, especially in ice-cream and as an iced drink! 'twas much fun though with the (virgin) Espresso Martini cocktails and we popped back to Chapel Street for a few drinks before dinner at MamaBaba, one of George Calombardis' restaurants. It was amazing! 4 courses for $60 and we were struggling to finish all the courses. I would definitely recommend it (if anyone in Australia is reading this!) Back home to lie down - so full!!
Wednesday we checked out of our hotel and drove into the city to see the matinee of King Kong at the Regent Theatre, Collins Street. I hadn't been overly excited to see it but having read loads of brilliant reviews, we thought we'd give it a try, and I was pleasantly surprised. Quite impressive actually, the puppeteers were great, I have no idea how they choreograph everything and not trip over each other. The actual ape was extremely life like and the vibrations through the theatre made it quite realistic (as realistic as possible given you could see all the puppeteers in black prancing around!). it was definitely a spectacle, the special effects and lighting were superb. A lovely way to finish our holiday in the city.
Babymoon over, back to work for 4 weeks then I get to put my feet up and twiddle my thumbs! Uh oh! The countdown begins!
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