The Rose takes on Melbourne.

Happy Sunday to everyone!

It has been my first day off since we got to Melbourne. 

Life so far has been all about getting up, looking at realestate.com.au for new rentals, viewing flats (or units in Oz!)

Looking at ethicaljobs.com.au and seek.com.au for jobs and spending hours tailoring my résumé and fulfilling the selection criteria for each job. Phew!

Looking for a job IS A FULL TIME JOB! Without the income and holiday benefits.

So today was a welcome break and we discovered all this below:

(L-R My decorated mask from the ACIM Australian Contemporary Institute of Moving Image, Love postcard, Melbourne Writers festival programme, selection of cool info on each suburb, Daves mask, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week programme, Melbourne Fringe Festival programme and a series of mini tailored walking tours)

Phew again! So much cool stuff to do! This morning we went to the Rose Markets and saw some amazing and inspirational ideas, arts, crafts and fashion.

We both got so excited to be in such a creative environment! And it's just he beginning.

Melbourne is well known for many things:

1) Coffee- Melbournites take coffee very seriously. No sugar, no syrup, no frappa-crappa-doo. Coffee, pure and simple is the art form.

2) Food- cheap and authentic to super flamboyant, Melbourne has some if THE best restaurants from all cultures and for all budgets. Super-yum!

3) Sport - AFL and the Aussie Open to name a few.

4) Culture - Art, galleries, festivals, comedy. Something to get your creative juices flowing.

5) Fashion - Unlike some other areas where fashion doesn't matter cos you swear through it anyway,Melbourne actually has a fashion scene! Woop! With European shops including Zara and Top shop- double woop! You can be yourself here and everyone loves it.

6) Street art - is fabulous, fantastic, creative, colourful and political. Or not. Covering many of the cities well known lanes and popping up all over the place, it has become a part of the allure if Melbourne.

7) The Laneways - hidden lanes and alleys amongst the main Melbourne streets with street art, hidden cafes, the best coffee, galleries, boutiques , clubs and more!

So as you can see, we are pretty excited to be here!

Welcome to my new city!

Xxx