Good Foods All Around

Fri Jan 23 - I went to Lygon Street where the Italian restaurants are in Melbourne. I was told to go to Casa del Gelato for some yummy ice cream. I ordered 3 flavours: boysenberry, custard, and bacio bianco (white kiss = chocolate with hazelnuts which tasted like Ferrero Rocher). Other flavours included Nutella, watermelon, tiramisu, etc. There were also soy choices. I took my gelato to the park nearby (there are many scattered around) to eat my gelato. There was an asian lady talking on her cell phone and stopping every few minutes to scream at her kid. Her voice was so obnoxious. There were also 2 young women sitting on the bench nearby also eating their gelatos.

Sat Jan 24 - I went to Fitzeroy, a district east of centre Melbourne with my German roomate from the hostel. It is a hip place with lots of vintage second-hand shops and vegetarian restaurants. There was strip where it was all brand name outlets....New Balance, Nike, etc. Everything was on sale for about 50% off.  We stopped off at a veggie restaurant called Vegie Bar where I ordered a lentil burger which tasted Indian because of the curry in it and my friend had the margarita pizza. So delicious! Afterwards, we went down the street to Juanita's pastry shop for some churros (spanish donuts with warm chocolate sauce for dipping) and coffee! Yum!

In the evening, I took the subway to the suburb of Richmond and met up with a friend. I hung out with some kiwis at the bar and then went to another place that had a live band. It was awesome!

Sun Jan 25 - My German roomate and I went to chinatown to look for some yum cha (sim sum). She had never seen yum cha before and she thought it was cool. Of course, I had to order the chicken feet - the look on her face was priceless. Afterwards, I took the train to the suburbs to meet up with my friend who I will stay with for 2 days before heading off to Adelaide (South Australia). My friend lives 5 min from the beach and we took a walk there after a delicious dinner of lasagna. Mmmmmm!