Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Melbourne III

I went to Eureka Tower again a few hours later to experience the view at night. But not until I got some noms! I went to a place called Purple Peanuts Japanese Cafe, which was just around the corner from my hotel. I was so desperate to take a shower and change clothes I went for something near my hotel which turned out to be one of the highest rated on Urbanspoon!


No Asian cafe is complete without matcha or black sesame flavoured things.
Japanesey.
I want their wall decor.
The menu.
Salmon Tsuke Don. I'd actually rate it a 6.5/10, I wasn't a huge fan of it, but it was pretty decent.
Outfit change after showering into spare clothes I bought: Top - H&M (it was $3!) / Shorts - Glue / Shoes - Dr. Martens.
Necklace - Jade gemstone (gift) / Watch - Daniel Wellington.
Flinders Walk - Night edition!
Yarra River at night.
Re-entry costs $5.50 (On top of the $19.50 adult admission), but it can be used the next day as well.
Same photo from the previous post, but at night!
I played around with the shutter speed on my camera to get some decent light,
Southbank - Strangely similar to Brisbane Southbank, being the riverside and all.
So beautiful :')
I strolled through the city to get back to my hotel instead of taking the tram, so I could take some photos. Melbourne is really quiet at night, similar to Brisbane. Everything was closed, not many people were out and it was blissfully quiet!


Melbourne II


So this was the first day on my solo-journey throughout Melbourne city. I did a few things like seeing federation square and the cathedral, eating a few (more like a ton) of things, exploring different shopping areas, going up to the Eureka Skydeck during daytime and also night-time.

Despite the first two days of Melbourne being cool and relatively dry, it was so hot and humid this day. Switch to sleeveless!

I took so many photos it was ridiculous, considering I was only exploring for 2 days. Nevertheless I just put them in order to show what I did throughout the day!

Top - Cotton On / Jeans - Topshop Joni Jeans / Shoes - Sliders from Target.
I ended up changing shoes halfway through the day because my flat feet were getting sore!
Federation Square/St. Paul's Cathedral
Flinders Street
One of the many alleyways in Melbourne filled with quaint little cafes.
And of course, Hosier Lane. The graffiti art was actually better in some other locations though.
Selfieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
How cute is this flower shop "pollon". The displays were amazeballs!
I wanted to eat at Manchester Press, but I took photos instead because I didn't want to wait and get a table for one...

Another selfie near another alleyway on my way to La Belle Miette!
Macarons are just plain old pretty. I don't like them all that much, but these were some of the better ones I've had next to LadurĂ©e. I find tasting the different flavours so fun hehe!
Very cute.
Earl grey choc, Blueberry and Violet, Pistachio, Scone and cream, Vanilla, Strawberry and cream.

After eating some macarons, I needed something like a green smoothie to neutralise the ickiness. 
Green smoothie with a coconut water base!
Time fo some shopping woohoo!
I've come across several N2's in Sydney but never had the interest to actually get any. Until I saw this Cupcake Central and N2 Pop-up bar". I don't go for cupcakes much but these looked pretty cool!
Science, bitches.
I got strawberry shortcake!
Check out those layers, dayum. Not sure if the stomach ache I got after was worth it though...
Berk Ftweet. 
Some shopping areas.
Ugh. I wanted everything inside, but couldn't afford anything...
Cos, and Fat somewhere around the corner. Wasn't disappointed, but wasn't amazed. 
Not too busy, not a bad day to be strolling around. (But it was insanely hot.) I still ventured all around the city though.
Pick-me-up from pressed juices. For $9.50 a bottle it's pretty steep, but pretty damn tasty.
Makin' my way through Flinders Walk to the Eureka Tower
:3
To Level 88!
98th tallest building in the world.
Peeking over the Yarra River.

City buildings!

I then headed back to my hotel for some noms, a shower and an fresh change of clothes (all the walking around I did in the humid weather was not pleasant...) and decided to come back out at night!