more melbourne.

super kawaii!

graffiti art

laneways and arcades

lose yourself...

photo by me

...in Melbourne.

Well, thats just what me and Kwanie did last month!

Together we splurged on a three night adventure to the city known for its food, fashion and art culture. Needless to say, we were not dissapointed! The whole trip, short as it was, was filled to the brim of delicious food, fashion and art encounters. There were so many highlights:
- the glamorous Westin hotel we stayed in
- the delicious Shou Sumiyaki Sake Bar & Grill in Chinatown
- the late night Supper Inn (also in Chinatown)
- the fantastically wonderful and awfully outrageous Tim Burton exhibition
- hours upon hours rummaging through vintage clothes racks
- St Kilda's cake shops

- SUPER KAWAII japanese photobooths!
- late nights spent photographing the graffiti lined arcades and laneways
- can someone say Haigh's Chocolates??!!

It was a completely wonderful and well timed trip, thank you Melbourne!

Deus, Coffee & Macaroons.

I have been having the greatest day with Maddy (see maddy cupcakes). This girl is unbelievable. Not only is she absolutely my best friend ever, but she is amazingly talented at producing the most mouth-watering treats known to man. So first, she picked me up at 9:30am and we went to Deus ex Machina Cafe. This cafe is gorgeous, with funky ecletic art pieces and a motorbike showroom out back. Next stop was Zumbo, a sweet little patisserie hidden away in Balmain. There I saw the most delectible and colourful macaroons. I tasted the 'rice pudding' macaroon, while Maddy had 'raspberry'. WOW. Then we went off to Spicer Street Cafe in Woollahra, where we feasted on poached eggs, tomatoes and chunky rye bread. Delicious. We walked on down the road to the Donna Hay store, where they sold everything from electric mixers to tooth fairy certificates. It was certainly an adventure to remember.

{photos by me}