What a lovely spot for a house.
Oh look, little bridge has an older brother bridge on the left… but I haven’t got a better photo of older brother.
Here is a look at the village.
And another house.
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The Melbourne Cup Carnival is a annual horse racing event. It’s more than that actually… it’s also a social event of partying and drinking at the races.
Feminine and pretty hats were selling like hot cakes last week when I was in the city…
I have never been to the races. But this morning, I spotted a number of people dressed up for the races. I spotted 2 girls waiting for the tram with frills on their hair (sorry, not a great photo). I love seeing the hats and the frills.
It is forecast to be a wet weekend, so men and ladies with special tickets under a roof will stay dry. It won’t be so comfortable for the others….
It’s also interesting to watch people after the races. Like previous years, I expect to see a few drunken and bedraggled men and women, and women with sore legs and feet walking home with high heels in their hands.
In Melbourne, Australia
In Busan, Korea
In Fukuoka, Japan
In Kyoto, Japan
In Kyoto, Japan
In Kyoto, Japan
and finally, looking up at a big blue sky and clumpy clouds in Melbourne, Australia.
When we were in Kyoto, we went to a sushi restaurant. We left the food selection to the chef… The restaurant was a small one, with only counter seats for less than 10 customers. It was nice to be able to see what the chef was doing.
Seating at the counter also allowed us to chat with the chef… I say “chat” but that’s stretching it a little bit. We knew almost no Japanese. Luckily, he knew enough English to tell us what we were eating :)…
This cabinet in front of us has lots of varieties of seafood.
We started with junsai, a summertime delicacy in Japan. The plant is from the water lily family. The reddish bits are the flowers. It has a transparent jelly covering and a slippery texture. This is a small serve to start with…
I won’t be able to tell you what some of the dishes are…
Sauce in an lovely ceramic bowl
Octopus if I am not mistaken… slightly grilled, with a little bit of wasabi and sesame seeds.
A grilled piece of fish
Ginger if you wish…
More fish…
A sneak peak at what other people were eating. I guess the red meat is tuna.
This is tuna. He did explain why he seared the sides but I can’t remember… This is the leanest bit of the 3 types we were tasting that day. Scroll down for more…
More tuna, not so lean and from a different part of the fish
And more tuna. This one is a fatty cut. To me, it was a melt-in-your-mouth delicious.
Another type of fish…
Now we move on to the prawns.
Prawn sushi.
Are you full yet?
I hope you are not full, because there’s more...
We had abalone too. I wonder if this is it…
More food…
This looks like scallops but I am not sure.
Now it’s uni (or sea urchin roe) time!
Doesn’t look very attractive but sure tasted divine
Mmm, and another….
I hope you have had enough… that’s all the photos of the meal that I have.
I posted a photo of Block Arcade in black and white earlier. Here are a few in colour.
Lots to look at from the floor to the ceiling…
The design of the ceiling is different here. I see something delightful on the right…
A window display at Hopetoun Tea Rooms, which started in the early 1900s. A special place for a treat – I have only been inside once a while ago. Maybe it’s time for a next visit :)
It’s not a fancy place but it’s just 3 minutes away, located in a prime position next to public transport and the beach. It could be a lot fancier, with customers from the neighbourhood, local visitors that come to the beach and tourists. But it has stayed pretty much the same over the years.
We don’t go there often. It is a little boring, although it is convenient. Another plus point is that it is a big place so you can sit for a while, and not feel like you have to leave when you finish your meal… I think I’ll go there for coffee, with my sketchbook this morning.
Hope you have a nice day.
My World is in black and white this week featuring a shot of Block Arcade in Melbourne (Australia). The arcade dates back to 1891. It has many shops, but I come here mainly to look at the interior space.
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There is a lot of farming activities in Cameron Highlands. This functional bridge enables workers to cross the stream to get to the work. It looks quite steady, but narrow. If I had to, I would cross this bridge.
I posted another bridge from Cameron Highlands here (and thumbnail photo on the left) – it’s a bit makeshift. No, I don’t think I will use that one!
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Here is an artistic impression of one of Melbourne’s back/side lanes… I was coming home after class last week when I spotted an interesting lane. It had a few bins and lots of boxes, but otherwise it was clean. The walls were partly covered with posters of all sorts…
It was coffee time. My husband was reading on his computer when my cup of cappuccino arrived.
After I finished my coffee, there was still another shot I had to take. The surface of the table is now reflected on the shiny computer logo.
This is where we had coffee. I love the funky wall.
Happy weekend. Head over to Jame’s for more weekend reflections.
