Melbourne 2

Hello from Melbourne again,

This is a really nice place! There are so many gorgeous old buildings in the middle of town, so cute! There was even one I saw with a gargoyle on the top. The second thing that is really cool is there are lots of people walking around this area to and from work, just tons… and people are sensible lots of really dressed up women with sneakers on, I took the hint my second day… so much more comfortable! Also cars stop for people if you’re walking across a T-intersection. I always stop anyway but mostly cars will wave me through.

Tonight I’m staying in as I want to get a good sleep to get up early and go for a run down to the esplanade in the morning, but last night I ventured out and went for a walk down Fitzroy St. It’s at the end of St Kilda Road which is where I’m staying. I got a tip from Jenna at work to go down there as it’d be busy still on a weeknight and she was right! It was just amazing. So many restaurants and bars, and all sorts too. A lot of really nice looking cheap places to eat, actually looking at the café blackboards on the street on the way to work the food prices here are quite a bit more reasonable than NZ. There was this gorgeous bookshop open too, I’m going to try and make it back there to buy something because it was just the kind of shop you walk into and want to support.

Oh and one more funny thing about Australia, they’re behind us in Grey’s Anatomy. Haha. We’re winning, they’ve got the final next week, we’ve already had it.

Work is going well. The people are nice (like I said last time) and I feel almost totally settled in. The weather here is also great, 18 degrees today, it was 10 degrees in Christchurch! I’m beginning to wish that we were moving here instead of the UK, well not really as it’ll be great to be close to Europe, but I would definitely consider living here one day.

Tomorrow night I think I’ll head out to the casino maybe shout myself a meal out (I’ve had home made dinners and lunches everyday so far!). Then Friday Claire is coming for the weekend! Yay! I think I might take her shopping on Friday night at Chadstone which apparently is a good place to go. Then Saturday we’ll do the sightseeing. Go up some big tower to see the size of the city etc, hmm and I want to go to the National Gallery of Victoria to see the Guggenheim Collection so I hope Claire does too! Also there’s a Pixar exhibition at the Australian Centre for the moving image which looks really good. Then I might let Claire pick one or two things to do, then go to do the Old Gaol tour, and have dinner. At that will be Saturday. Sunday I’ve reserved for shopping and visiting Queen Victoria Market.

I don’t think I’ve got much else to report on. Hope everyone is happy and well!

Love
Mindy