Two days ago Erika and I said our sad goodbyes to Kristy and
her family and flew out from Sydney Airport to Melbourne. In the airport we had
a quick lunch of meat pies at Pie Face. My lamb chicken curry was delicious!
After a very quick flight (on which they still fed us) we landed in Melbourne
and were met at the gate by Kelsey and Megan (Mee-gan). Australian domestic
flight security was much more lax than we were used to – shoe on, jackets on,
liquids of any size allowed, and no one checked our IDs at any point.
When we got in we quickly rushed to pick up Megan and
Kelsey’s friend Tess, and then get back to their house to catch the second half
of the Grand Final – Victoria’s equivalent to the Super Bowl. Kelsey’s beloved
Geelong had been knocked out the previous week in the semifinals, or else we
would’ve had to find an alternate ride home!
At their home, we met Megan and Kelsey’s parents, Geoff and
Janine, and their friends Brash and Caz. We enjoyed the end of the grand final
(curse you Hawthorn), many Carlton Draughts, and lots of meat pies and
delicious Australian BBQ. Afterwards, we finished the night with QUITE a bit of
dancing and some more Australian brews at The Irish, a stellar local bar whose
real name has been all but forgotten at this point. We went out with many of
Megan and Kelsey’s friends, and were even joined by our friend Alex from our
trip, and they all showed us a great time. Erika’s rumored dancing also did not
disappoint.
Yesterday we gave ourselves a bit more time to sleep in (read:
sleep it off) and then went out for brunch at the Abbey Road café in St. Kilda.
We had some great breakfast while listening to excellent music and catching up.
Alex joined us near the end of brunch and then we walked around beautiful, but
windy, St. Kilda beach, and took in the Sunday market where local artisans
showed off their wares.
In the afternoon we drove in to central Melbourne and walked
around the Yarra River area and the beautiful financial and cultural districts.
We saw some of the famous Melbourne street art and graffiti, and walked around
for several hours, joined by our friend Mike from Contiki as well.
Finally, we finished the night at Misty’s American Diner, an
American-themed restaurant in Melbourne, for dinner with Megan and Kelsey’s
friends and Alex. The food did not disappoint – we had some delicious
milkshakes – and we were excited to be the experts on all-things American, at
least for one day!
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