Super Night Out

Tuesday 21st January

Peta treated us to a wonderful evening at The Melbourne Club. It is located in the heart of the city, but you wouldn’t know that from inside as all is peaceful and quiet. Firstly we had drinks in the garden, where a kookaburra sat on the back of a chair at our table and an old tree spread its branches far and wide giving plenty of much-appreciated shade.

The three course meal was beautifully presented, and delicious with the each part being served at suitable intervals and, after being shown round, we returned to the garden for coffee, brandy and chocolates.

Thanks Peta for a delightful and extremely indulgent evening.

Photography was not allowed inside so this one of us on the steps outside afterwards!

Jean

Melbourne Club

May not be a detailed blog until later today as we have been invited this evening to the Melbourne Club as guests of Tina's former work colleague Peta, who also spirited us into the members' enclosure at the Melbourne test match last month so many thanks to Peta.

The club dates back to 1839 and over time has counted prime ministers, governor generals and various other political, business and social elite among its members. Full details on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Club

We are there because Peta's ladies' club is having some refurbishment and in the meantime members are being allowed to use the Melbourne. I am not sure whether my old club, the Redcar and District Working Men's, holds similar rights but I will ask. Dave