YSA Christmas Party part one

The YSA Christmas party was on the 20th of December

The party had plenty of food and fun by all

We played a kidnapping mystery and the suspect were displayed.

A Night at The Market

On Wednesday Nights, Queen Vic market comes to life. All the usual stalls are gone, and a lot more art stalls appear. instead of the usual 10 food vendor, there are 40 new ones.

The first night, we had a mixture of Spanish, Indian and Texan followed by a spiced lemonade.

It was a good night out, good, food, good music and great things around us.

Flower from Hell

At the moment in Melbourne it's spring, Thats a good thing right!

But then you have not seen this flower. Hay fever hell.

White and in bloom everywhere.

Drive to North East Melbourne - Alexander

On Melbourne Cup Day, Jennifer and myself decided to head north for a drive into the country up north of Melbourne. first to Seymour , Yea and then Alexander, finally heading back home through Maryville.

The country was already dry, but it was good to get into the country again, I find I need that on a regular basis. I enjoy the city but i am a country kids at heart. We got to see a lot of wildlife and the farming activity was still in progress, a change from the New Zealand habits. Still it was a good day out. Only 350 km round trip.

Dandenong Market

Well we went for a drive today to find the Dandenong market. It is the biggest suburb market in Melbourne. Well we found it and were not impressed. It had cheap stuff but the atmosphere just was not there. Got a box of Tomatoes for $8 so it wasn't a wasted trip.

French Bakery Cakes

Just up the street is a french bakery. They make small cakes for tea mornings. Well we don't drink tea but we still enjoy the cakes. At $22 a box that's not to often. But they sure go fast when we do have them.

Mornington Trip

We went to the Mornington Peninsula Yesterday and enjoyed ourselves at the beach.
It has been favorite place for Melbourne to head to in summer and it is no wonder why.

Long clean beach that are easy to walk and swim at. Still a little to cold to swim at yet.

But daylight saving started today. Roll on Summer