Melbourne on foot

Today we walked all over Melbourne.
We started off with a coffee in a really small creperie on Degrave Street where we planned to walk the recommended 'Melbourne on foot' route suggested in the Lonely Planet guide, only to discover that we had covered more than 2/3rds the route last night. So we set off on our own adventure deciding the only way to get to know the city was to get 'lost' in it. To get an idea of what we walked read this post along side a map of Melbourne...

We walked up to Fitzroy via Fitzroy Gardens. There we saw a model Tudor village and a fairy tree, See pic. The park was absolutely stunning and very well kept. There was a conservatory there with a beautiful array of flowers and ponds and a Japanese style bridge through the middle.

We walked the entire length of Fitzroy street, which is similar in ambiance to Camden, only less EMO more hip. At this point i'll mention that the street art here is something else entirely. Forget Banksy. Some of the art here is jaw dropping (see right). From Fitzroy we walked back via Collingwood street where we stumbled upon a nice indoor vintage market called 'Lost & Found' that my brother would have LOVED. We got the address for their sister branch on Lygon street where we were told to get the tram. We had intended on finding a couple of cheapo vintage road bikes for the rest of our journey. After ignoring the locals suggestion of catching a tram, (Why do I always learn the hard way!?) and setting off on foot we found the shop to be rather further away than we had assumed. A good 4/5 miles further away, which, after having covered easily 5 miles already, started to become a massive mission! When we got to 'Lost & Found' they had a perfect bike for me but not for Luke so we left empty handed and succumbed to our grumbling tummies instead.

Currently, Luke is KO'd on the bed (snoring), while I am struggling to keep both eyes open at the same time. Probably a good idea to catch some Zzzs as off to the Museum tomorrow.

Buenas noches.