Thursday In Melbourne

We flew from the Sunshine Coast to Melbourne (about 2000ks) on Tuesday where we were collected from the airport by our daughter in law Wendy and driven to their (Wendy and Chris) home nearby to Tullamarine Airport. Our youngest daughter Kim arrived about 5 pm after we had spent a couple of hours catching up with grandkids Andrew and Emily and swapping news.

After a great meal (not good for the cholesterol but tasted yummy) Kim drove us to the other side of the city to the home of our eldest daughter Kate and her husband Arj. Despite getting there about 9pm our other two grandchildren Charli and James were soon up and about catching up with their grandparents. We slept well that night.

Wednesday saw me straight to the Camera Store to purchase the Kodak Z812, I was even more pleased when they threw in a portable battery charger and 2AA rechargeable batteries! I also hunted around and bought a 2GB SD Card and a camera case. Wednesday was also Trish's 21st?? birthday (again) and I bought her a recent Vicar Of Dibley DVD.

Wednesday afternoon I went around to a former teaching colleague's home to help out with some of her computer needs. I had a great time there!

Then Wednesday night it was to our favorite eating haunt when in Melbourne, Malaysia Garden! It was sensational! Charli loves the chicken curry and rice (and later the icecream) nearly as much as the trains which go past every 15 minutes or so. James just smiled and had a ball too! Remember to click on the photos for a larger view then "Back" to return to this page.



The Spicy Milky prawns (photo left) were sensational so we ordered two serves! We also had Char Koay Teow and a roti! All mouth watering stuff and washed down with a few ales and a sensational red wine, an Annie's Lane Shiraz!

Thursday morning saw Trish and me catch up with friends Carol and David in the morning then we called in on former teaching colleagues Gordon and Anne. A few quiet ales together made for a pleasant afternoon.

A stay at home night for dinner Thursday before catching up with further friends Eddie and Patsy Riordan for a late Vietnamese lunch on Friday! We are baby-sitting Friday night.