We've just had a fab trip to Melbourne to farewell Hiroshi Oseda, the News Limited correspondent in Tokyo. He's a great guy who's taken us out in Tokyo and enterained our student daughter, Elizabeth, who lived and worked in Tokes for two years. The guys from 'News' treated him to a holiday in Oz and we all went out for a nice dinner to Sartie, a beautiful Italian restaurant in Melbourne. 
The Grocery Bar cafe was our Sunday morning brekky. It is nice and handy to our the apartment where we stay in East Melbourne and we always enjoy a hot coffee on a cold Melbourne morning.
Daylesford was our destination on Sunday. We hired a car and drove to the town known for its spring baths. We had a swim in a heated bathhouse to work up an appetite and then headed to the Lake House restaurant for lunch. This beautiful starter was a garlicky white bean puree with olives. We polished this off with fresh bread rolls and butter. They are very proud of their artworks and even the dinner plates have artistic prints on them.
I had a beautiful lunch of pan-seared snapper near the huge windows over looking the lake at Daylesford.
David had roasted spring lamb which was delicious and we admired the artworks on the wall. The service was so good. David writes Fossicking in the Courier Mail every Tuesday. Here's some of his latest treats
Our walk around the lake at Daylesford after lunch was just what we needed before the drive back to the airport. There were lots of lucky locals who walk their dogs around here on a regular basis by the look of them.
David liked the little wooden jetty on the lake walk.
We recently had a nice night out at St Paul's Tavern to see my friend from work, Jef Caruss, perform as a stand-up comedian. He was so funny and he sounds just like our home grown Jerry Sienfeld. Great work! Jef was so nervous beforehand but he enjoyed the rest of the night when his act was over.
Our lovely friend Robyn is back from both her trips to Japan and New Zealand. We went to breakfast at Sympatico at Paddington and caught up with all her news. She has some great travel stories.
Cafe Segovia is our favourite breakfast place in Melbourne. Here's David after we just landed. We headed straight to the Block Arcade. I managed to get one of their hyperactive 'touters' in the background of this photo. They say hello to people in the narrow arcade and politely persuade them to eat at their establishment. 
The Jersey Boys musical was fabulous for a matinee at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. At intermission we went out to get some fresh air on the footpath and watch this beautiful wedding party pull up at the steps of Parliament to have their photos taken. The Jersey Boys tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons who had their ups and downs. The music and direction was great.
The Grocery Bar cafe was our Sunday morning brekky. It is nice and handy to our the apartment where we stay in East Melbourne and we always enjoy a hot coffee on a cold Melbourne morning. Daylesford was our destination on Sunday. We hired a car and drove to the town known for its spring baths. We had a swim in a heated bathhouse to work up an appetite and then headed to the Lake House restaurant for lunch. This beautiful starter was a garlicky white bean puree with olives. We polished this off with fresh bread rolls and butter. They are very proud of their artworks and even the dinner plates have artistic prints on them.
I had a beautiful lunch of pan-seared snapper near the huge windows over looking the lake at Daylesford.
David had roasted spring lamb which was delicious and we admired the artworks on the wall. The service was so good. David writes Fossicking in the Courier Mail every Tuesday. Here's some of his latest treats
Our walk around the lake at Daylesford after lunch was just what we needed before the drive back to the airport. There were lots of lucky locals who walk their dogs around here on a regular basis by the look of them.
David liked the little wooden jetty on the lake walk.
We recently had a nice night out at St Paul's Tavern to see my friend from work, Jef Caruss, perform as a stand-up comedian. He was so funny and he sounds just like our home grown Jerry Sienfeld. Great work! Jef was so nervous beforehand but he enjoyed the rest of the night when his act was over.
Our lovely friend Robyn is back from both her trips to Japan and New Zealand. We went to breakfast at Sympatico at Paddington and caught up with all her news. She has some great travel stories.
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