Monday, February 26, 2007
Grape Grazing - Sunday Feb 18, 2007
Grape Grazing Festival at the Yarra Wine Valley. We just stayed at the Rochford Estate the entire day rather than visit a couple others.
View from my new apartment
The hourly fire eruptions at night from the Crown Casino are also visible from my apartment but I couldn't get a decent picture of it.
Monday, February 12, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Cricket - why they invented beer
On Friday I went to my first cricket match at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds
with Danny (from Greece) who had also never been to a cricket match:
and TJ (from Melbourne), who is a big fan:
The action on the field was a little slow, though we were highly entertained by the drunken behavior of the fans.
Danny has a video clip of a fight between a fan and some security guards. I'll post it when I get a copy.
If you're not familiar with one-day cricket, basically all you need to know is that 1 team bats for about 4 hours, they take a 45 minute break, and then the other team bats for another 4 hours. In other words, halfway through the match the fans have been drinking for 5 hours and is pretty rowdy. Danny said this about cricket, "They must have invented this game to get drunk because its so boring otherwise."
The match did get interesting in the end as England was approaching Australia's score from earlier in the day, but had only a few remaining balls to try to exceed the Aussie run total. In a major upset, England defeated Australia 253-252.
All in all, a fun (and long) experience...
with Danny (from Greece) who had also never been to a cricket match:
and TJ (from Melbourne), who is a big fan:
The action on the field was a little slow, though we were highly entertained by the drunken behavior of the fans.
Danny has a video clip of a fight between a fan and some security guards. I'll post it when I get a copy.
If you're not familiar with one-day cricket, basically all you need to know is that 1 team bats for about 4 hours, they take a 45 minute break, and then the other team bats for another 4 hours. In other words, halfway through the match the fans have been drinking for 5 hours and is pretty rowdy. Danny said this about cricket, "They must have invented this game to get drunk because its so boring otherwise."
The match did get interesting in the end as England was approaching Australia's score from earlier in the day, but had only a few remaining balls to try to exceed the Aussie run total. In a major upset, England defeated Australia 253-252.
All in all, a fun (and long) experience...
Sunday, February 4, 2007
Melbourne Bar Review, Part 1
Places I went Saturday night:
Cookie - Excellent beer selection, not a good place to meet new people. Great view of Swanston.
Charlie's Bar - Limited beer selection, very low-key. Made 2 friends there, I now have a place to stay in Sydney.
Robot - Private party, we couldn't get in.
Mac Daddy's Soprano - blah
Gin Palace - Fun, comfy seating, little to no music so its a good place to actually talk to folks.
Cookie - Excellent beer selection, not a good place to meet new people. Great view of Swanston.
Charlie's Bar - Limited beer selection, very low-key. Made 2 friends there, I now have a place to stay in Sydney.
Robot - Private party, we couldn't get in.
Mac Daddy's Soprano - blah
Gin Palace - Fun, comfy seating, little to no music so its a good place to actually talk to folks.
Friday, February 2, 2007
Where I live & work
So here's the view of downtown Melbourne from my balcony in the Saville. My hotel is located in the Central Business District, though in the Chinatown/Greektown/Little India area on the eastern side.
In mid-February I'll be moving to a furnished apartment with a view which puts that to shame. The new apartment is in the City Point building on the western edge of the CBD, while the Saville is on Russell St. between Lonsdale and Bourke. My office for now is at Lonsdale & Elizabeth.
In mid-February I'll be moving to a furnished apartment with a view which puts that to shame. The new apartment is in the City Point building on the western edge of the CBD, while the Saville is on Russell St. between Lonsdale and Bourke. My office for now is at Lonsdale & Elizabeth.
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