Thursday, January 6, 2011

Fashion hub of Australia 


"Hi ya goin?" thats equivalent to "how ya doin" or "whatcha saying" in Toronto. The first time someone said that we answered "we're walking!" now we are used to it. I'm currently writing this post waiting for the penguin parade at Phillis island which is a 90minute drive from Melbourne. We arrived early to get a good seat to see them come out of the ocean to the beach area where all the visitors wait for them. 

Melbourne is a pretty cool city from what we've seen so far! The St. Kilda beach area is a cute area but sydney's beaches are far superior.    Adam did some awesome shopping along lt Collins lane and we both found a few things along chapel street, the fashion area of Melbourne. Adam rarely finds his size in clothes in Canada or the us but here everything is his size since the guys here are trim and the urban guys where fitted clothing. Also, guys clothing is always more expensive than girls clothing, I find, but here it's the opposite. fashion is a big deal here which is why Melbourne is so much like Montreal! If it had the beaches, I'd like it even better than Sydney! It's too bad we dont have more time in Melbourne to get to people watch in one of the cute cafes or just hang out in their main square called federation square that is similar to dundas square in Toronto but with cooler architecture and less lights. Like in every big city though you will come across your share of wackos! Adam and I use Internet  most frequently at mcdonalds because they have free wifi! My dad was kind enough to lend me his ipad for a month so its super convenient! We just loiter half the time but luckily we aren't the only ones! Got turned off mcDs wifi when a random asked to sit with us and literally asked us if we wanted to have a threesome with him. Wacko!

will write again soon about the cute penguins and scuba diving from cairns!

1 comment:

Meena said...

How ya goin, mate!
That's a great "wacko" story!! glad you enjoyed melbs fashion!! I totally agree - melbourne beaches suck! But its a cool city nonetheless :) Did you see Flinder's Street Station?? So iconic of melbourne in my mind :)