The Melbourne Story

Chris recently had his RDO (rostered day off) and because we were still in holiday mode from our weekend away. I decided to join him on another relaxing day off work. 

We both love exploring Melbourne city but are always short on time so this was the perfect chance for us to get out and stare in awe at unique architecture, eat good food and visit Melbourne's little secrets.

My best friend. My Lover x

 We walked all the way to Melbourne Museum and spent almost 4 hours inside! It's surprisingly interesting. There's a lot to learn and a lot to see.

This was so fascinating. This is the nest of the tree ants. 

By the time we finished with the museum, it was already way past lunch time and we were starving so we went to visit an Italian restaurant nearby. They just so happened to be having special meal sets that day so we scored a really satisfying meal for a cheap price! :)

Walked again along Southbank to enjoy the view and the sunset - damn good exercise that day, so much walking! 

Such an amazing view. Beautiful way to end my day x

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Cape Schanck

Our weekend away to Portsea and Mornington included a visit to Cape Schanck - the views here are seriously so amazing! Chris and I previously came to walk the boardwalk but due to me having a sprained ankle then, it didn't go down too well. Went again last weekend together with some friends and finally made it all the way to the end of the boardwalk. Was so happy to come home with these amazing shots 

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A Weekend Away - Part 2

The plan was to sleep in but that didn't go smoothly as our stomachs were all calling.. Last night, we only ate half a pad thai between Chris and I because we were told that it's not good to go to the hot springs on a full stomach.

Alex, Christine, Chris and I went to Buckley's chance for breakfast. This place is really cosy and again, recommended by Alex.

How cute are the menus! Reminded me of my childhood

 

Chris' poached eggs, bacon and hollandaise sauce. 

Alex and Christine both ordered the Buckley's breakfast.

 and I wanted to try something different so I ordered the Sweet Hash which was @#$#% insanely, asking-to-have-diabetes disgustingly sweet. Obviously I didn't eat much of it. Eek! 

We then went to Cape Schanck to walk the boardwalk and enjoy the view. See the amazing view here.

After Christine and Alex left to go back to Melbourne, Chris took me to a Chocolate factory that we have wanted to visit for a while now

 

we picked our these melt-in-your-mouth delicious chocs

and decided we wanted more sweets so..

we went to the Strawberry farm to share a Berry Pannacotta. To die for.

 

I. Need. To. Diet. zzz

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A Weekend Away - Part 1

A group of 6 of us went on a weekend (2 days, 1 night) road trip to Portsea and stayed at our friend, Alex's holiday house. Chris (the bf) came over to pick me up as my place is on the way down to the coastal area. As we were late, we decided to drop by McDonalds for breakfast and coffee. The burgers were steamy hot. So fresh.. and the Hazelnut Latte was amaaazing ~!
 

Look at the steam coming out.. *drools*

 

Our main purpose of this getaway was to spend an evening at the hot springs, we booked ourselves in for the late night session (which is great because it's a lot cheaper and not as crowded!)

 

We met the others at D.O.C Mornington to enjoy some authentic Italian food. Alex suggested we try this place and because he is such a foodie, we knew it must be good! The place is very unique as it's connected to its own grocery store. Unfortunately, I didn't get to take a picture of the interior, it was way too busy! I did however take a picture of the Chamomile tea that Christine and I had. It's actually the first tea bag that I've seen presented so nicely, the taste is very fresh too - a little bit of a floral taste. Love ♥ The food was amazing but because we were all starving, we started eating before I had the chance to take any pictures TT

Look how pretty my tea bag is. Chris got me a whole box! ♥

 

We reached Alex's place around 3 and lounged around the fireplace (it was raining so heavily) playing card games etc. I didn't think 6 adults could enjoy snap so much - damn painful though!

Thankfully, the rain stopped which meant we could hit the hot springs without having to worry about the staff chasing us our before closing but a little drizzle whilst you're in the springs is the best feeling ever!

Here are some amazing shots of the sunset from Alex's balcony before we left to relax our evening away.
 

 

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Tastes of Taiwan

One main challenge my bf and I face every day is deciding what to have for lunch. We do however have a select few places we frequently visit. Many will probably say it's just food, as long as you have something that fills you up then it'll be good enough. That's not the case for us as we consider price, quality, how fast the food takes to come out (we usually have 30-60 mins lunch break) etc. I think we've dined at most the good restaurants around our work place already as well as covered a diverse range of cuisines.

One of our favourite places to have lunch is this little Taiwanese cafe known as 'Easy Cafe'. They serve an authentic Taiwanese menu with items ranging from their famous Beef Noodle Soup to their chicken giblets (eek!) 

The flavours in their Taiwanese Beef Noodles is seriously so good!

Beautifully pan fried radish cakes

My Orange Peel Tea                  &                 Chris' milk tea 

  

Another reason why we love this place is because they always have some awesome lunch/afternoon tea deal on. A main meal and a drink equals less than $10! Their serves are generous as well, worth every cent! 

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