Melbourne -A city of culture

I recently got back from my surprise trip to Finland. But I'll tell you all about that later, first I wan't to publish this post I've been meaning to publish for weeks now.  I actually wrote a post about this four weeks ago, but I lost the post somehow. Still bugs me cause I thought it was perfect and I wasted hours on it. I can’t redo perfect but I’ll try my best.

I've been staying in Melbourne since Christmas and only cause I had to go back home for a bit I left.

The thing I love most about Melbourne is how there’s always something happening. I was telling about Melbourne markets, a music festival at a winery and outdoor cinemas, which has been on my bucket list for a quite a while now. I was lucky enough to go see the Victorian markets and the south Melbourne night markets. I went crazy about the food and the organic, handmade cosmetics. Obviously. There was live music, bars, food trucks, jewelry, skincare products, clothes and souvenirs. Definitely worth experiencing. Both markets we’re pretty close to where I was staying as well. It was easy to get there with the public transportation. The Victorian markets are right next to the Flagstaff station. South Melbourne markets we’re a bit further but a tram took me right in front of the place.

Did you know that there’s massive wineries right outside of Melbourne? I’ve always wanted to have a winery tour. I just might do that in Tasmania later this year. Anyways I went on a winery music festival. It was in the Yarra Valley. There was four of us going and we had organised a car to take us there. What I found out later, the car ride was actually cheaper than the buses organized to take people there and back. I’ve never been to a festival like that. People had pick-nick chairs and blankets covering the festival grounds everywhere. They had packed snacks and drinks. There were whole families too. I’m thinking of trying to do that on a festival one day too. It looked super chill.  I think I was the youngest person there. I probably knew two songs. As the artist were saying how they love their fans who have been their fans for over 30 years, I realized I probably wasn’t the target audience. Unlucky for us the area right in front of the stage was gated and our tickets couldn’t get us in. We were not prepared for that. We wanted to dance. Two of my friends actually snuck in for a bit and they said it was great. Almost killed my festival spirit. We had good food and some drinks and went to a nice night club after. Turned out to be a great night.

I actually went to the outdoor cinema in Sydney but there’s also heaps of them in Melbourne. I just didn’t have time to go over there cause of all my work. I think outdoor cinema is the right way to watch a movie. It was so much better. There were beanbag chairs, food trucks and amazing atmosphere. I reckon on a warm summer night like that, there's nothing better. Don’t forget your blanket. I dare you to do it.