With Jules in Melbourne

What a sweet way to start travelling. Dropping into Melbourne for the weekend before the madness of Asia was probably the best thing I could’ve done. Jules you’ve done well mate, a great little set up you’ve got going for yourself here. Melbournes got a great vibe going for it, probably helped by the ease in getting around. Jump on the tram, jump off the tram. Auckland get out of your cars and do something about that!! So yes the sights and sounds: Friday night we hit the town kicking out at Laundry bar (house beats). Saturday meant sunshine, late breakfasts, cruising the inner city suburbs and St Kilda beach come evening. Stella Artois tastes nice with all meals. Some stonking drum and bass at Revolver in Prahran was a pretty interesting happening. D&B in Auckland is so much more ‘set up’. In fashion the ‘distressed’ look is pretty much everywhere – rip, shred, misprint, tack on. Nice description Jules.

I rose much the faster on Sunday and took myself down to the National Victorian Gallery. I cant remember the last time I qed for a gallery. This one went round the corner and down the road. Wow. Showing was ‘The Impressionists’ a collection from Paris that kicked the socks off anything Id seen before from that movement. Monet’s, Manets, Gauguins, Cezannes and my favourite, ‘Starry night’, by Van Gogh. Jules caught up and saw a show by Photographer Man Ray, an artist leaning towards the surreal.

The wheels are in motion, Im leaving tomorrow for Bangkok.

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