Scott, Sammy and I walked to several different parts of the city today just to explore the area. We rode the free city tram just to cover more ground. We were able to go to Burke Street which has a ton of shopping, a couple of parks (we found one actual playground, Sammy got to play in there for a few minutes) we didn’t stay long in the parks though because the flies were so BAD. I’ve never seen so many flies flock to people like the do in Melbourne. They’re big and pesty. One lady walked by me and she had at least 14 of them sitting on the back of her shirt. They were sitting on Sammy’s stroller. It was irritating to say the least.
We had lunch in China Town and for dinner we ate Indian food, which btw I’ve never eaten before today. I ordered lamb in a creamy sauce and Scott had a chicken curry dish-mine was better.
SIDENOTE: BTW, I do NOT want to hear about the weight gain when I return home. We’ve had to eat out for all of our meals for over a week. I haven’t had access to a kitchen since we left Brisbane. It’s been very difficult making wise decisions and to be honest we’ve been trying some new dishes since we’re here. AND, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it. It’s back to the grind once I return home so I’m not too worried about it.
Oh yeah, Sammy got his picture made with Santa here in Australia. He wasn’t a big fan of him so I had to sit with Sammy in Santa’s lap. LOL While Sammy was waiting he was able to watch a couple of window displays of “elves working” and a “talking tree”. The talking tree’s name was David and he was trying his best to get Sammy to like him. David, the tree, kept saying “Sammy, don’t be shy” and of course Sammy wasn’t keen on him knowing his name. That was funny. Sammy really didn’t want anything to do with that tree.
Here are a few pictures. There’s a couple of pictures of China Town, the talking tree and the window display from one of the department stores. The theme was a Christmas Olivia. She was cute and Sammy kept pressing his face against that nasty glass. (sorry about the reflection, it’s difficult taking pictures of a window display)
