It makes you think when your dad messages to say you know more people in Australia than you do in Harrogate, a slight exaggeration but he does have a point. Today I was going to catch up with Ash, a very good friend from school days. Her dad was also over and coincidentally he used to work at St. Aidans and was the teacher who ran the Australian exchange so really I have him to thank for looking at my resume and matching it up with Dom ✅✅.
The day started off with a home cooked brunch courtesy of Chef Stricko and a coffee, I think by now you are getting the idea of my morning routine 😂. I then headed into the city to meet Ash at a cafe in the Royal Botanic Gardens. I was early so decided to get off at Flinders Street and walk back towards the meeting point at the Terrace cafe on the Richmond side of the gardens. It was another sunny morning in Melbourne so made it more picturesque.
After a catch up over a flat white we explored the cacti gardens before heading towards Richmond. Ash, Jon and Mia live there and I was grabbing a lift from stricko from there too so made perfect sense. Whilst catching up on several years of gossip, and reminiscing on hockey nights/ hockey tours and how we survived, the gals aka Ash and I headed for a cheeky wine. It’s always so great catching up with Ash and it never feels like we’ve not seen each other for so long 😍.
From here I headed towards my meeting point with Stricko and he was running a bit behind schedule so classic wood headed for a bar with a view. The Mt. View hotel, with scenic views over the city 😍.
Once back home, I was treated to a feast, I had forgotten to have lunch so was looking forward to slow cooked lamb shanks with sweet potato mash and a serving of red wine, must be winter – I do love a wholesome meal on a sunny Sunday. After a few episodes of Ted Lasso and some apple pie and ice cream it was time to hit the hay ready for my final few days in Melbourne 💔💔.
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