Monty, without the leash on one of the large sports grounds near Cherry Lake.  He surprised Pete and me, he can run sooo fast! 

Monty in action....

Cherry Lake...on a sunny morning...

This afternoon, Pete and I caught the train into the city...such a gorgeous day...

We are in the city to see the Sydney Dance Company .....had a wine before the show, sat and people watched...

Inside the Playhouse Theatre...

So many amazing paintings, painted by First Nation's people...

This is a tapestry !!!!

The Sydney Dance Company...they were awesome....wonderful music and extraordinary choreography...loved it.

 

Pete and I are really enjoying this quiet break...we would never sit down and read for hours in the middle of the day...

Soooo cute...

Now that we know Monty is so good in the car we decided to take him somewhere where we had never been for his afternoon walk. Seaholme was where we went...

Another part of this great Port Phillip Bay...

Pelicans...

....enjoyable walk...the sky was beautiful and the sun was out but that southern breeze was freezing!

Michelle and Chris left us a list of bars and restaurants to visit if we felt so inclined. In the late afternoon we drove to Hudson's Road Wine and Beer...a quiet, small wine bar in Spotswood, excellent wine and food...and of course good company.

I absolutely love this photo that Chris and Michelle sent us...in  Trafalgar Square...

 

Morning walk to Cherry Lake...

Power lines through the tree... quite clever really...

View from Flinders Street station

Lunch in the city with Anne...we used to work together many years ago at the University Department of Medicine ...so good to catch up with her.

Enjoyed the train trip in and out of the city....

Pete and Monty met me at the train station, had a nice walk home in the sunshine.

Juno....who was quite timid when we first arrived....

....today she was very affectionate...she's very pretty too.

 

Morning walk...took umbrellas as it was drizzling...

Blue sky on the way home....Melbourne weather?!

One of the shops in the South Melbourne Market ....thanks for the tip Michelle and Chris, such a large variety of foods that we don't see in Perth...

Padre coffee....

...with a cannoli....

One of the fine old pubs in South Melbourne 

Clarendon Street, South Melbourne

A visit to Made in Japan...we have some of their bowls but have never visited their shop...we loved wandering around ...such fabulous crockery and more.

We bought a few items ....some things to remind us of this trip.

South Melbourne Town Hall....

So many gorgeous old buildings...Pete and I were pleased to explore an area of Melbourne that we had never been to before.

These tall city buildings looked amazing against the darkening sky....

Monty in the car, on our way to Williamstown for an afternoon walk...he seemed to enjoy the ride.

Gloucester Reserve, Williamstown. 

Jawbone Marine Sanctuary...

 

Morning walk to Altona Beach with Monty...so tranquil...

I love walking around the suburbs in Melbourne...no matter what season it is, there are always stunning flowers in people's front gardens. At the moment the azaleas are in full bloom.

So many delightful plants that I have never seen before...

There was a large bush full of these protea flowers in one rather small front yard...absolutely one of my favourite flowers.

....Lots of trees flowering as well.