Melbourne Days
Sorry for the long delay in posting- I wasn't able to get to a computer again for a while, so my last days in Melbourne went by unrecorded. Now I'm out in the middle of the desert, at Ayers Rock Resort, with some down time to recount this past week.
I've seen Melbourne very thoroughly by now. On Thursday I went to the Melbourne Museum and walked around the beautiful exhibition centre. I got down to the suburb of Port Melbourne to have dinner with friends of Bob and Sue. They had a really nice place, a view of the beach on one side and the city on the other. And they were super nice about catering to my passover needs. On my way down there by tram I also got a good tour of the city, including the Casino (although I didn't see the famous big fire spurting columns- I guess they weren't on that night). After dinner I went back into the city and hung around with Carolin again- a very social day!
This weekend I took a bunch of trips with Andrew and Norva- and also introduced them to the wonders of matzomeal pancakes and matzo, butter, and salt. On Friday we went down to the Mornington Peninsula to wander through a giant hedge maze, which was very cool. We walked around the gardens, and then went up to a lookout over the bay where we could just barely see Melbourne in the distance. On Saturday, Andrew and I took another trip out to the mining town on Bendigo (Norva prefered to go shopping!). Oddly enough, we discovered a Chinese temple, gardens, and museum which included the worlds oldest and the worlds longest imperial dragon (the kind that parade in the street- specifically ones with five claws). The Chinese influence was from back during the towns gold rush, and although there aren't many Chinese living there now, there were still tons of artifacts. Another reminant of the gold rush times was a massive Catholic cathedral that we saw entering town- neither of us expecting anything like it. It was gorgeous and just so so big you couldn't believe it was out there in the middle of nowhere. When we got back I got a chance to see Carolin one last time- I went to her place and we watched a terrible movie called Boytown. On Sunday I made matzomeal pancakes for breakfast and then A&N took me row boating in one of their favorite parks in Melbourne. Norva was a pro- while my arms are still a bit sore. Throughout this weekend we also watched a lot of Deadwood (the HBO series) and now I can't wait to watch more when I get home.
So that is a very very abridged version of the past week. Internet is super expensive here and I'm running out of time and change, so I better go. I'm booked up with tours of The Rock for the next two days, so I'll probably catch up in Brisbane which is my next stop.
Love,
Emma
I've seen Melbourne very thoroughly by now. On Thursday I went to the Melbourne Museum and walked around the beautiful exhibition centre. I got down to the suburb of Port Melbourne to have dinner with friends of Bob and Sue. They had a really nice place, a view of the beach on one side and the city on the other. And they were super nice about catering to my passover needs. On my way down there by tram I also got a good tour of the city, including the Casino (although I didn't see the famous big fire spurting columns- I guess they weren't on that night). After dinner I went back into the city and hung around with Carolin again- a very social day!
This weekend I took a bunch of trips with Andrew and Norva- and also introduced them to the wonders of matzomeal pancakes and matzo, butter, and salt. On Friday we went down to the Mornington Peninsula to wander through a giant hedge maze, which was very cool. We walked around the gardens, and then went up to a lookout over the bay where we could just barely see Melbourne in the distance. On Saturday, Andrew and I took another trip out to the mining town on Bendigo (Norva prefered to go shopping!). Oddly enough, we discovered a Chinese temple, gardens, and museum which included the worlds oldest and the worlds longest imperial dragon (the kind that parade in the street- specifically ones with five claws). The Chinese influence was from back during the towns gold rush, and although there aren't many Chinese living there now, there were still tons of artifacts. Another reminant of the gold rush times was a massive Catholic cathedral that we saw entering town- neither of us expecting anything like it. It was gorgeous and just so so big you couldn't believe it was out there in the middle of nowhere. When we got back I got a chance to see Carolin one last time- I went to her place and we watched a terrible movie called Boytown. On Sunday I made matzomeal pancakes for breakfast and then A&N took me row boating in one of their favorite parks in Melbourne. Norva was a pro- while my arms are still a bit sore. Throughout this weekend we also watched a lot of Deadwood (the HBO series) and now I can't wait to watch more when I get home.
So that is a very very abridged version of the past week. Internet is super expensive here and I'm running out of time and change, so I better go. I'm booked up with tours of The Rock for the next two days, so I'll probably catch up in Brisbane which is my next stop.
Love,
Emma
1 Comments:
sounds so wonderful! thank you for more postcards! its so much fun to have pictures of koalas and kangaroos waiting for me in my mailbox.. and guess what I did this weekend - ate two meals at hillel! haha! miss you. mike and cambridge are coming up for the show next weekend, but it won't be as much fun without you there.
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