{"id":2034,"date":"2012-12-27T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-27T04:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.com\/?p=2034"},"modified":"2012-12-27T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T04:25:21","slug":"slices-of-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dimsumdolly.net\/?p=2034","title":{"rendered":"Slices of Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It had been 20 years since I was last in Melbourne. I was a dorky (probably still am) teenager back then and didn&#8217;t get to see much of the city back then. Even if I did, I don&#8217;t remember anything about it. I&#8217;m glad to have been reacquainted with the city last month &#8211; I could definitely live in it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8348\/8202431440_f15c6cc3aa.jpg\" alt=\"201\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nYarn bombing around Melbourne, Australia&#8217;s arts and cultural hub.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8483\/8201372157_931048669a.jpg\" alt=\"292\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nBreakfast &#8211; love the cafe culture here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8057\/8202465762_973512a029.jpg\" alt=\"298\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nMore yarn bombing to raise awareness of breast cancer at the Cancer Council.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8205\/8202471984_133dc19a81.jpg\" alt=\"304\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fedsquare.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Federation Square<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>or as the locals call it, Fed Square, the main public square that&#8217;s home to restaurants, bars, stores and cultural events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8346\/8202472272_ba247bed71.jpg\" alt=\"306\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nThe Fed Square logo &#8211; a good and simple graphic design if you ask me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8057\/8202477370_5088034d70.jpg\" alt=\"332\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><br \/>\nThe Yarra River &#8211; we were blessed with beautiful weather and sunshine!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8197\/8201393041_a4f163d6bf.jpg\" alt=\"370\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><br \/>\nHand-made glass platter for oysters sold at the <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stkildamarket.com\/index.php\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">St Kilda&#8217;s Esplanade Market<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> that&#8217;s open every Sunday from 10am &#8211; 5pm. I love going to markets that sell hand-made handicrafts!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8342\/8201393515_20ae370bd6.jpg\" alt=\"372\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nCheery shift dresses for kids sold at the St Kilda&#8217;s Esplanade Market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8201\/8201395791_356818258c.jpg\" alt=\"382\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nAbsolutely gorgeous day to be out at St Kilda&#8217;s Beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8343\/8201397549_c72cea660f.jpg\" alt=\"389\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><br \/>\nRed poppies at the Shrine of Remembrance for war veterans.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8347\/8202491180_54694ae49c.jpg\" alt=\"392\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nSit or lie down to admire the stained glass ceiling at the<strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ngv.vic.gov.au\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">National Gallery of Victoria<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8339\/8202491746_f439046497.jpg\" alt=\"394\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><br \/>\nColour-coordinated merchandise at the National Gallery of Victoria shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8477\/8201401021_60759954b5.jpg\" alt=\"404\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nCute bicycle bells sold at the National Gallery of Victoria shop. Cycling seems to be very popular in Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8069\/8201423519_2718398843.jpg\" alt=\"509\" width=\"374\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nStrips of ribbon adorn the <strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.acmi.net.au\/\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Australian Centre for the Moving Image<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> (ACMI)at Fed Square<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8199\/8202517686_de3c217c1b.jpg\" alt=\"516\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" \/><br \/>\nColourful stools at the ACMI<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It had been 20 years since I was last in Melbourne. I was a dorky (probably still am) teenager back then and didn&#8217;t get to see much of the city back then. 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