Melbourne - Day 5 (Brighton beach - St Kilda beach - Crown Melbourne - MCEC - Eureka Skydeck - Lygon Street)

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Chyme purposely baked us a banana cake the night before so that we can have it for breakfast the next day. I'm so touched and almost cried. Hahaha... okay okay... I'm just exaggerating. Even though it's not the best banana cake that I had, it's the thought that counts. :) She planned to bring us to Brighton beach and St Kilda beach since it's a Sunday. So we left home around 10am and by the time we reached Brighton beach it's almost 11am. Brighton beach is well know for its colourful beach boxes. Weather wasn't really promising that day and it rained while we're at Brighton beach.



Brighton beach


Brighton beach


Brighton beach


Ice cream truck


Colourful boxes


Colourful boxes


Colourful boxes


Life's a beach


St Kilda beach is just 10 minutes drive (6km) from Brighton beach. There's flea market every Sunday from 10am to 4pm (5pm daylight saving time) selling arts and crafts. Due to the gloomy weather, there's not many markets open that day. We walked to Acland Street, 7 minutes walk (600m) from St Kilda beach and had our lunch at Abbey Road Cafe. Each of us ordered our own mains and ended up my partner and I couldn't finish our food due to the huge portion. In order not to waste food, he asked to take away the spaghetti carbonara. I managed to finish my grilled chicken breast fillet but not the beer battered chips. Lunch was good. We enjoyed it very much.

We walked back to St Kilda beach and on the way, we dropped by Monarch Cake shop to get a piece of baby Kugel. This cake shop is famous for its chocolate kooglhoupf. It is made from yeast pastry and has soft melted chocolate swirled through the cake which looks like a marble cake. We decided to have it at night as dessert. We hang around St Kilda beach while Ryan happily playing with his kite. Lee told him that once the kite hit the ground, we will be going back. Ryan was trying so hard to keep the kite high but finally it hits the ground and it's time to go back...



St Kilda Esplanade market


St Kilda Esplanade market


St Kilda Esplanade market


St Kilda Esplanade market


Palais Theatre


Lune Park Melbourne


Monarch Lane


Abbey Road Cafe


Restaurant ambience


Drinking water


Fish and chips flathead fillets served with beer battered chips and tossed salad & tartar sauce - $ 23


Grilled chicken breast fillet with beer battered chips, tossed garden salad and aioli - $ 26


Cheese burger with chips (kids meal) - $ 12


Chicken mixed lettuce, avocado, cucumber, sweet corn and spring onion with an olive oil and white balsamic dressing - $ 24


Carbonara creamy bacon and mushroom sauce - $ 23

Address:
Abbey Road Cafe
127-129 Acland Street,
St. Kilda, VIC 3182,
Australia
Tel: 03 - 9534 8946



Monarch Cake shop

Address:
Monarch Cake shop
103 Acland Street,
St. Kilda, VIC 3182
Australia



The memory of the late Councillor Edward O'Donnell J.P. 


St. Kilda beach


St. Kilda beach


St. Kilda beach


St. Kilda beach


St. Kilda beach


Flying kite


St. Kilda beach


Chyme dropped us at Crown Melbourne before they went back home. We walked around while waiting for Sze to join us for dinner. We brought her to the casino and it's her first time entering one as she just turned 21 this year. Both of us being stopped by the guard at the entrance and asked to show our ID. So I asked the guard do I look that young to him? He smiled and let me through. Basically I should be happy that Sze makes me look young :)



Crown Melbourne


Crown Melbourne


Crown Melbourne

Address:
Crown Melbourne
8 Whiteman Street,
Southbank VIC 3006,
Australia


We walked over to Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) because I saw so many people dressing up as their favourite anime character. They have this two days Madman Anime Festival from 14th September to 15th September 2019. MCEC is just 2 minutes walking distance (110m) from Crown Casino. We then walked to Eureka Skydeck via Yarra Promenade which took us around 11 minutes (850m) from MCEC. Eureka Skydeck open everyday from 10am to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm) We decided not to go up due to the gloomy weather. 



Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC)


Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Anime Festival


Anime Festival


Yarra Promenade Melbourne


Sea Life Melbourne


Yarra Promenade Melbourne


Yarra Promenade Melbourne


Eureka Skydeck

Address:
Eureka Skydeck
7 Riverside Quay,
Southbank VIC 3006,
Australia
Opening hours: Open everyday 10am to 10pm (last entry 9.30pm)
Observation deck entry: Adult - $ 25 (additional $ 12 for edge experience)
                                       Child - $ 16.50 (additional $ 8 for edge experience) (4 to 16 years old)
                                       Concession - $ 22 (additional $ 10 for edge experience)


We took a tram to Lygon Street from Flinders Street and had our dinner at Tiamo. Dinner was good. We shared a medium size Zucca pizza (comes with mozzarella, roasted pumpkin, pine nuts and goat cheese), a plate of Osso Buco (slow cooked beef shank) and lastly a piece of tiramisu as our dessert. Love the tiramisu too...



Evan Walker Bridge


Flinders Walk


Flinders Walk


Tiamo


Zucca pizza (Mozzarella, roasted pumpkin, pine nuts and goats cheese) - $ 19.5 (medium)


Osso Buco (slow cooked beef shank with marrow in a napoli and red wine sauce served with mashed potatoes) - $ 29.90


Tiramisu (home made tiramisu served with cream and chocolate sauce) - $ 11.80

Address:
Tiamo
303 Lygon Street,
Carlton VIC 3053,
Australia


Brunetti is just opposite Tiamo, a famous cake and pastries shop located at Lygon Street. Sze bought a few pastries back but we decided not to as we don't have much of an appetite. Pidapipo is just next to Tiamo. Some rate the best gelato in Melbourne. Sze had one scoop of hazelnut, nutella & biscotti which is good and creamy but a bit sweet for my liking. We just took a small bite of Sze's ice cream as both of us started having a bad cough. We took a tram back to Flinders Street Station before catching a train back to Ringwood. Chyme came and picked us up at the station. Suddenly both of us felt so sick that night and started having a really bad sore throat and cough. Sadly our plan to visit Great Ocean Road the next day had to be cancelled...



Brunetti

Address:
Brunetti
380 Lygon Street, Carlton
Carlton VIC 3053,
Australia



Pidapipo


House made gelato


Hazelnut, Nutella & Biscotti (milk based flavour) - $ 4.80 (1 scoop)

Address:
Pidapipo
299 Lygon Street,
Carlton VIC 3053,
Australia



Tram lines


Flinders Street Station


Flinders Street Station

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