Golden Afternoon (Melbourne Part Two)

We woke up the next morning (Daniel’s birthday) and headed to Krispy Kreme for breakfast (love love love) before going to Melbourne 360 which is this giant tower that overlooks the whole city. It was a beautiful day and it was awesome to see all the buildings and the ocean from so high. For lunch, we headed down to the Greek Precinct which was delicious. The whole afternoon was pretty much spent meandering downtown, walking into various shops down by the waterfront. We came full circle to our hostel and walked about a block to DFO which are these outlets (not really outlets, more of a small mall, but…) We didn’t have much time in there because they were closing, so we had plans to come back the next day.

For dinner we headed out to this great place called BBNT (Burgers, Burritos, Nachos, Tacos) which was open late and absolutely delicious. By our hostel, there was a casino which we went to. Now, I’ve never been in a casino before but I have to say, it was pretty cool. I didn’t gamble much (unless you count the dollar or two I spent on the slots) and it took Lauren and I awhile to figure out any of the games anyway, but the atmosphere was really fun. After more celebrating of Daniel’s birthday, we went to this really trendy club downtown. I was exhausted from the whole day so I couldn’t wait to get into my bed, but it was still a blast.

The next morning brought us back to the DFO where we spent the morning shopping (I’ve missed shopping so much!) Some of the stores were really expensive and boutique-y, but we managed to find a lot of things for some great prices. We came back in the afternoon, Daniel and I slept while the others went to the aquarium and then we donned our new clothes because we had tickets to see Wicked! We saw that Wicked was playing in Melbourne and I’ve always wanted to see it, but never have had the opportunity to, so we splurged on tickets and went Sunday night. All I can say is that I loved it just as much as I imagined I would. The cast was great, the costumes were exquisite and it made a perfect ending to a great weekend in Melbourne. We ate a late dinner at BBNT again, made one last stop at the casino, and I feel asleep catching up on Grey’s Anatomy and the Office on Daniel’s iPod. Could life be any better? I think not.

Monday was our travel day, so after we made fruit salad from all of our left over fruit, we took the Skybus to the airport. From the plane, we took 2 busses to the train back to the TT coaches, only to arrive home to find that Trina, Casey and Michelle had made us dinner. Such great friends. :) The weekend was whirlwind was absolutely perfect. I’m paying for it now by working at the Breath constantly but I’ve got to save up for Sydney (and my jobless summer) somehow!