There are so many things I’m loving at the moment that I couldn’t resist another one of these posts! I’ve recently been on a lovely mini holiday to Melbourne, so I decided to run with that theme. Melbourne is one of my favourite places to visit, so it was hard to narrow down into a few snippets – but I’m sure there’ll be many more trips there in the future, and many more blog posts!
Breakfast
Of course number one on this list was going to be food. I went into my Melbourne trip fully prepared to spend most (if not all) of my money eating everything I could get my hands on. I definitely did that, so I’m going to have to narrow things down again here and focus on one meal: BREAKFAST. (The best meal of them all.) These were two of my favourites:
This adorable spread from The Hardware Société is called The Continental. With my dodgy photography you probably can’t tell, but it consisted of a little granola and yoghurt jar, a warm croissant and some vanilla macerated strawberries.
Granola again! I must admit it’s becoming a bit of an obsession of mine. This one is apricot, coconut and fig with vanilla yoghurt, almond milk and poached stonefruit. It’s from Twenty and Six Espresso in wonderful West Melbourne.
Cocktails
All my Melbourne drinks were not only delicious, but photogenic too. The two picturesque sippers that follow were both enjoyed in Fitzroy, which leads me to assume that it must be Beverage Photography Capital of the World.
This tropical-looking treat was from a place called The Grub Food Van. I can’t remember what it was made of exactly, but I know it had coconut ice, some sort of sugar syrup, probably pineapple juice and possibly gin…whatever it was, it was amazing.
This one was absolutely as refreshing as it looks. Titled ‘The Fitzroy Beer Garden Cooler’, it’s a lovely mix of Hendricks, elderflower, apple juice, soda, cucumber and mint. YUM.
Sunny weather
For a city with a notorious reputation for temperamental, often miserable weather, Melbourne absolutely turned it ON for us! Our three and a half days there were filled with warm sun, clear skies, crisp air and cherry blossoms…
Stop it, Victoria, you big charmer.
Men’s clothing
Men’s clothes are SUPER comfortable. This isn’t exactly news to me – I’ve been known to *borrow* many a jumper or T-shirt of Nathan’s and *forget* to return it ever again. However, I recently went one step further and bought a few men’s clothing items expressly for myself. (Best decision ever.)
This ridiculously comfy H&M jumper is my new favourite thing. I originally picked it out for Nate, but then snuck back to grab an XS for myself…so now we both have one, and have to make sure we don’t accidentally wear it out in public together. Now, H&M, if you would please hurry up with that Sydney store of yours…
I didn’t get this tee from Melbourne, but I thought I’d include it anyway, because a) it’s unisex and b) it’s super cute. It’s by one of my favourite brands, The Orphan’s Arms: two guys from East London who print gorgeously English things on tops, jumpers, tights, etc. I’m slowly building a collection of their pieces and I don’t think I’ll be stopping anytime soon!
Paperback Bird 