Melbourne, where I got hit on by a fishmonger - Part 1
Posted by ilyana | Filed under Misc
How has everyone been? I’m finally back from Melbourne! I enjoyed every minute of it (except my 5 hour transit in Perth, that was a KILLER), I like how everyone’s so relaxed despite the bustling atmosphere and the food, OH MY GOD THE FOOD. Don’t get me started - I think I must have gained 2 kilos because everything tasted awesome. I felt a bit like thirsty traveler stumbling upon an oasis in the desert. I won’t be rambling any further because this entry is about to get extremely image-heavy so I much rather have your loading time be saved for the images I took instead.
We arrived in Melbourne in the early afternoon, checked into our hotel and left immediately to do some grocery shopping at the infamous Queen Victoria Market which is one of my favourite places on earth. I’ve been to Melbourne when I was 8 and I’ve had the best childhood memories of eating yummy jam doughnuts and playing with the pets on sale at the market. Lovely times.
I love mah fish as you can tell. It’s really fresh and I love how most of the white fish are prepared as boneless fillets, that’s just super convenient. The fish is really cheap too and if you get there just before the market closes, most of the fish have bargain prices. Oh and I got hit on by a fishmonger LOL! I was taking photos of some of them at work and one of them came up to me, introduced himself and gave me his email hahaha, cute.
ZOMG DOUGHNUTS FROM MY CHILDHOOD, THEY STILL EXIST!
Yessss strawberry jam-filled sugar-coated goodness to go. I think we must have bought like 8 bags of doughnuts the entire trip. See what I mean? It’s no wonder I gained weight lol, oh but it was worth it.
Flowers at the market, just a kaleidoscope of pretty.
This is for all my girlfriends, I wish I could give each of you one of these roses here - they smelt heavenly. Roses will forever be my fave flower, take note boys 8D
THE BEST KEBAB EVER. If you happen to be in Melbourne, have a kebab at Alasya in Brunswick because it is just gastronomic heaven for me. I am extremely picky with my kebabs, I like them to be as authentic as I can get them to be and Alasya serves some real mean foot-long monster kebab rolls which took me literally hours to finish. They make their own oven-fired bread in-house, the meat is perfectly seasoned and I’m one happy camper.
I like how the roads in Melbourne have a special lane for cyclists! Spotted this dude in Brunswick.
Cafes are a big deal there, I’ve seen one on almost every street. This particular one had a nice rustic feel to it, love love.
This is probably one of the few shots of me lol. We were at the sunday craft market by St Kilda’s beach and it was freezing cold. I was practically living in that shawl the entire time lol. I had very minimal make-up on the entire trip and some of you wanted to see what the Shu Uemura lipstick I got looked like on my lips so there you have it, ladies. It’s the perfect nude, really.
The craft market were filled with artists, jewelry makers selling their wares. Everyone was really friendly and didn’t hesitate to give you a free item or a discount if you like their stuff.
Colourful handmade soaps! Each soap had a different scent and they were made with natural ingredients which are good for the skin. I think I must have bought like 6 soaps? Can’t wait to try them out.
Chadstone Mall, this mall is HUGE. I almost kissed the floor when I saw CHANEL. There were some great designer deals here with Christian Louboutin heels going at $400 from their usual $1800 price tag and nah, I didn’t get any because the heels on sale were, forgive me Mr Louboutin, not so hot.
I wish I had time to check out the little little local designer and vintage stores in the city, oh well I’ll have all the time in the world when I move there next year. So that’s part 1 of my melbourne trip! Part 2 will be up soon. I’m going back to reality aka work tomorrow and I suspect things will get busy for me. I have so many blog posts to catch up to, my google reader unread posts count is at an incredible 1,200 so I’ll try to read and comment on everyone’s entries tonight and tomorrow.
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15 Responses to “Melbourne, where I got hit on by a fishmonger - Part 1”
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cleyra~ Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 9:48 pmlove the post, love the pictures. glad you had a great time the past week and more
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[nadz] Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 9:56 pmWoman! These photos are beautiful! I would like to try some of them donuts! And dear god, those kebabs and fish! D:
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kaysee Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 10:03 pmHaha the cyclist looks cute. Your photos are so pretty!
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ilyana Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 10:12 pm@ nadz
Thanks bb, I love you xx I wish I could post the donuts/doughnuts to you but er I think it would be mouldy and gross by the time it reaches you!@ kaysee
I wish I could have gotten at least a profile shot of him because he’s quite a hottie HAHA! Thank you darling, I’ll see you soon <3 -
alia Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 10:16 pmomg, they have a special lane for cyclists? that’s exactly how it’s like in Amsterdam too! and where’s the picture of the fish monger guy?
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ilyana Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 10:19 pm@ alia
I think it’s real considerate of the government to have a special lane for cyclists. Anyway, the picture of the fishmonger will forever remain hidden away in the depths of my computer ;P -
Blair Says:
December 21st, 2009 at 11:43 pmHoney, I’m so glad that you are back! I have missed your posts =D
Those pictures are fabulous and I can’t wait for you to post Part II up!
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evie Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:28 amwoots for the doughnut and the flowers!!..i love the roses!!!!
i love the kebab in aus!..i was introduced kebab for the first time in my life when i was in perth!!…it taste suppeerr good!..hai..i wanna eat one now too!!
why spore does not have good craft markets!….i wanna go shopping in craft markets! love to dig out good buys! XD
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shikin Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:40 amlove your photos! especially that dude on the bike!
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heartofpearl Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:41 ammy gosh what a lovely set of photos!! aww the japanese place i went to is actually my parents heheh called Murasaki! its on russel st near the hyatt hotel but they are retiring this yr!! so no more jap rest anymore
hope u had a fab time in melb!!! x -
ilyana Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:24 am@ evie
Yeah I love roses too, they smell so good~How was Perth for you? I’ve never been there before except during my transit but I was just stuck at the airport.
Yeah Singapore completely has no craft markets at all, what a pity no?
@ shikin
Thanks babe! I’ll see you in Melbourne in Feb, you gotta take me out to your fave places.@ heartofpearl
OMG your parents run a japanese restuarant? That is too cool, I wish they won’t retire because I’ll be moving there next year sigh and I was hoping to eat there because it looks good from your photos! -
Jennifer Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 12:51 pmkeep us updated if you have hauled anything, Ilyana! haha
merry christmas to you ! -
ilyana Says:
December 22nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm@ Jennifer
I spent a lot in Lush lol! That will come in the next entry I believe. Merry Christmas! -
Catherine Says:
December 25th, 2009 at 6:00 pmAhhhhhh, so much pretty amazingness!!! I don’t even know where to start LOL! I <3 roses too, but I think my favs are sweet peas and peonies. They make the sweetest smelling prettiest bouquets I think…
And dude. I always knew your photography was amazing, but DAMN GIRL. I can almost smell the fish! O_O!
Good luck with...
December 21st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
@ cleyra
Thank youuu! I’ll see you at work (bahhh!) tomorrow, I’ve got chocolates!!!
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