28 May 2016 Trip ^^

I've been dreaming of this day. Of a 'free' day for me to explore Melbourne, food wise & culture wise.
So to celebrate the end of Semester one, I tried to do that! ^^

I began my trip quite early (for me). 8:45am, with light sprinkling of rain, I walked to Lygon St and went to this café, Heartattack and Vine. A lovely place with friendly staffs :) I had a tortilla breakfast roll and a pot of breakfast tea. At first it tasted like airplane food :p The roll (sandwich) had omelet with tomatoes and potatoes. But the bread was crunchy and had a distinct sourdough taste, which was lovely! I slowly devoured 2/3 of my sandwich while reading "Indonesia Panggung Sandiwara". It was quite lovely. A lady was sitting on the table to my right, and on my right was the service counter. In front of me was a communal table, where a family with two small children had frothed milk, roll, croissant, and two coffee. They were replaced not long afterwards by a group of older ladies.

I spent an hour there, listening to some music, but also just enjoying the quiet cafe atmosphere. Towards the end I could not finish my roll, so I wrapped the rest. I poured a final cup of tea, but there was still some milk left, so I drank it on its own. It again threw me back to being in the airplane. I used to love drinking apple juice or milk on the plane. It was rich and yum ^^

Looks Autumn-y ^^

Then, I took the bus and went to Abbotsford Convent. There was a Farmer's Market thing going on, and they sold yum products! But avoiding the crowd, I took a walk in the gardens, listening to nature and just reflecting on the beauty. The city seemed close and yet far away. I loved the tranquility.









Spending a few minutes there, I took the bus back to Fitzroy to this secondhand vintage shop. Unfortunately I didn't find anything I like :( There was this bowl that I'd love, but maybe next time :)

The rain was pouring quite hard by this time. But it wasn't windy, so it was in fact quite lovely to be under :)




Again I took the bus to the city - then I switched to the free tram, to NGV Australia. A curious thing happened on the way! I saw a person, dressed in black pants, black shirt, a jacket, a black beret hat, red scarf around his neck, and a broomstick. He was Bert!! :p It was 11.29 am. :p


I've never been to NGV Australia, and it was quite cool! It is similar to the NGV International, the only difference is (I think) the artists involved are Australian artists, and they focus more on Australian arts. I enjoyed some of the work there. But after a few rooms of paintings, I was honestly bored. Thank God for free wifi though! :p

I waited until the rain subsided then took the tram to State Library, to visit the bookstore. Then I walked to Katherine Syme Library. I spent some time there reading, and chatting in wa. It was so cold that I didn't want to go back outside x_x But I had to. I went to woolies then I headed back home.



I enjoyed just being quiet, on my own, observing and reflecting. Thanking God for the past semester, for the beautiful city, for the romantic weather <3 p="">
I had a nice pasta dinner that I made, then I called home and spent about an hour talking away :)
I watched re-runs of Masterchef, I did a bit of research for the vacation.

 
I recharged myself, and now I'm ready for that little bit of extra work. Exams & final assignments, here I come. Thoroughly scared and nervous, but God is my confidence.

I can do this through Him who is my strength.


CHEERS!
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