Monday, November 20, 2006
15 November More like England than England
15th November (Wednesday)
Arranged to meet Jon for lunch back in Kew today so spent a little time in the city updating the photos and writing a little. The weather is foul today. Thunder, lightning, wind, hail and rain so a good opportunity to catch up a bit more. So damned annoying that you get partway through uploading photos to Snapfish and the line disconnects. Still, managed to upload a few more. The blog is proceeding slowly but I am persevering as I will regret it otherwise in days, months and years to come. Return to Kew and Jon and I go to a pub he recommends called the Spotted Dog which is well known for huge chicken or veal escalope. I am filled with trepidation as to the size of this monster dish and surprise, surprise, I am not surprised! It is the size of a large dinner plate and is accompanied by a plate of French fries and enough salad to feed 2 people. The portions size thing gets me thinking and I determine to look out for the size of Melburnians in general. Well, I manage to finish the Veal escalope, have a few fries and make a manful attempt on the salad. Still leave half a plate of food though.
Back to the city but have left my camera in Jon’s car and still it is miserable and cold and raining. I spend a little time in the Tourist information centre as I am thinking about taking one of the Yarra Valley wine tours. Well, I won’t be doing the tours as they start at $135. The rain has stopped now but I feel sort of naked without the camera and know that I will see stuff that needs to be photographed. Walk around Collins and Swanston but getting so cold I hop on a 35 Circle tram for free and go round the city to warm up! Normally they have a commentary running about places of interest but the driver has turned it off. He probably knows it off by heart. But I’m a visitor and I DON’T!
Arranged with Jon to go bowling tonight and find he’s invited his friend Alison (Ally) to join us. Ally bowls her best ever game and Jon and I don’t do so bad either. Just love those shoes every body has worn before you. They’re so uber trendy! We have a great time at the bowl and then go for pancakes after.
Arranged to meet Jon for lunch back in Kew today so spent a little time in the city updating the photos and writing a little. The weather is foul today. Thunder, lightning, wind, hail and rain so a good opportunity to catch up a bit more. So damned annoying that you get partway through uploading photos to Snapfish and the line disconnects. Still, managed to upload a few more. The blog is proceeding slowly but I am persevering as I will regret it otherwise in days, months and years to come. Return to Kew and Jon and I go to a pub he recommends called the Spotted Dog which is well known for huge chicken or veal escalope. I am filled with trepidation as to the size of this monster dish and surprise, surprise, I am not surprised! It is the size of a large dinner plate and is accompanied by a plate of French fries and enough salad to feed 2 people. The portions size thing gets me thinking and I determine to look out for the size of Melburnians in general. Well, I manage to finish the Veal escalope, have a few fries and make a manful attempt on the salad. Still leave half a plate of food though.
Back to the city but have left my camera in Jon’s car and still it is miserable and cold and raining. I spend a little time in the Tourist information centre as I am thinking about taking one of the Yarra Valley wine tours. Well, I won’t be doing the tours as they start at $135. The rain has stopped now but I feel sort of naked without the camera and know that I will see stuff that needs to be photographed. Walk around Collins and Swanston but getting so cold I hop on a 35 Circle tram for free and go round the city to warm up! Normally they have a commentary running about places of interest but the driver has turned it off. He probably knows it off by heart. But I’m a visitor and I DON’T!
Arranged with Jon to go bowling tonight and find he’s invited his friend Alison (Ally) to join us. Ally bowls her best ever game and Jon and I don’t do so bad either. Just love those shoes every body has worn before you. They’re so uber trendy! We have a great time at the bowl and then go for pancakes after.
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