Wednesday, 24 December 2008

Rainbows in St Kilda




We took a leisurely three hour walk in St Kilda this morning, taking time out for breakfast and then strolled through a delightful area which is given over to very fancy allotments The plots are small, with many colourful flowers and vegetables, and there is a variety of art work and craft on view.



We also came across these rainbow lorikeets that look very picturesque but are now classed as pests as they can strip fruit from trees very quickly. They are quite often found in pairs, like these two, who snuggled up to one another while we were watching.
Jean


St Kilda


When I was last in St Kilda, 4-5 kms from Melbourne City Centre with Marie in 2003, a favourite place for breakfast was a coffee shop with a first floor balcony where they served up some great stuff.

Alas, on returing there this morning I found it had closed and is now a branch of the New Zealand Bank (left). Shame, but we found a similar place over the road which did excellent Eggs Benedict. Also some old favourite spots like the Luna Park fairground (right) remain. Dave