Amity, Jo, Wes, Johanne, Ian, and Clare all took the tram to Queen Victoria Market. First though, we stopped at DeGraves St to get coffee for all of the grown ups. Meanwhile, Zara had been sleeping over with Marmee at Peter and Lee's house (Buelo Phil was on a business trip to Sydney), so Peter gave them a ride in his car to the market where we all met up! Marmee got Zara a challah roll, and since it was Friday (Shabbat, the Jewish holiday) it was extra special.
Zara: The market was huge, enormous! When we first got there we were in the fish and meat aisle, and it smelled terrible. Then we went through the diary section and that's where I got the challah roll. Then we met up with the rest of the crew and walked through the fruit section of the market. We bought grapes and strawberries. Then we went to the clothing and everything else section. We saw a zebra blanket (not made of real zebra). We saw a kangaroo and koala puzzle that was in the shape of a cylinder. We also so a lot of tchotkes, as well as many Australian-themed souvenirs.
One of the vendors had princess/fairy costumes, and the kiddos loved trying on the crowns (see picture). We heard someone playing Peruvian music, it was really pretty. After walking through rows and rows of vendor stalls, we came across a jelly donut truck. After a donut snack, we met up with Jenny and (baby) Matilda and shared some chips (for those of you who might be confused here, in Australia when they say chips they mean what we call french fries. If you want what we call potato chips, you ask for potato crisps.)
While the group was finishing their snack, some of us went and got supplies for a picnic - bread rolls, cheese, ham, olives, artichoke hearts, and more fruit. We all then walked over to Exhibition Gardens and had a picnic beside the Royal Exhibition Hall (the site of the first parliament) and the Melbourne Museum.
While Jo and Amity played in the very awesome kids area (see picture of the bridge Amity built), the rest of the crew took in the museum. A particular highlight was
Phar Lap, whose preserved hide resides in the Melbourne Museum.
We took a quick a last stop at the museum cafe for... you guessed it... skinny flat whites! We said goodbye to Marmee who went back to Peter and Lee's, and the rest of us hopped on a tram to head back to Johanne and Ian's house. Friday in the Singleton house is Pizza night, which was delicious. Amity hadn't especially napped, so she was exhausted and went to sleep pretty early. Zara stayed up a bit later to play with Auntie Clare. All in all, we're really enjoying Melbourne, it's a lovely city (and, as compared to places like Brisbane or Charlottesville, delightfully flat.)
While the group was finishing their snack, some of us went and got supplies for a picnic - bread rolls, cheese, ham, olives, artichoke hearts, and more fruit. We all then walked over to Exhibition Gardens and had a picnic beside the Royal Exhibition Hall (the site of the first parliament) and the Melbourne Museum.
While Jo and Amity played in the very awesome kids area (see picture of the bridge Amity built), the rest of the crew took in the museum. A particular highlight was Phar Lap, whose preserved hide resides in the Melbourne Museum.
We took a quick a last stop at the museum cafe for... you guessed it... skinny flat whites! We said goodbye to Marmee who went back to Peter and Lee's, and the rest of us hopped on a tram to head back to Johanne and Ian's house. Friday in the Singleton house is Pizza night, which was delicious. Amity hadn't especially napped, so she was exhausted and went to sleep pretty early. Zara stayed up a bit later to play with Auntie Clare. All in all, we're really enjoying Melbourne, it's a lovely city (and, as compared to places like Brisbane or Charlottesville, delightfully flat.)
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