Thursday is transforming itself from not only movie night to a day where James and Linton tour the town. Today we dropped the kids off at school and then continued walking down Rathdowne, past the museum and into the CBD. New discoveries included Her Majestys theatre which seemed to breathe history out its front door - Billy Elliot is coming soon - and a walk down the main section of Melbourne's China town (which is ranked as one of the top 10 things to do whilst in Melbourne). We are hoping to belly up to one of the Teppanaki tables with the boys in the not so distant future.
With time on our hands and a seemingly endless number of walking and window-shopping possibilities in front of us we eventually wandered across town a bit to a street (Little Bourke - I think) which would be Melbourne's better answer to the area of King West in Toronto where Mountain Equipment Co-op lives. Cool stores with everything you would ever need to go camping or traveling around the continent. We popped into an amazing map store and bought a great Queensland camping guide. A few more stores looking at shoes and fleeces and then we were off to Melbourne Central which feels very much like the Eatons Centre.
There we found many cool and high end stores where you can buy anything your hard-saved Aussie bucks could afford. We bought a fun Aussie puzzle for the boys' Christmas. The best part about this mall is this incredible building inside a building (the picture doesn't really do it justice). Just looking at it was vertigo-inducing. We stopped for a latte and sweet after buying tickets for the real reason we ventured downtown in the first place - Mamma Mia! Yes, Linton was feeling the need for a little cinematic therapy and to tell you the truth, so did I. Sitting in a very comfortable theatre, with a dozen cotton tops and single women, we laughed and hummed our way through Pierce Brosnan's singing and Meryl Streep's passable Donna. A fun escape that James might have to do again as he craves a viewing of The Dark Knight - Linton, not so much.
We trammed it home in time to pick up the boys and get ready for our own pizza, ice cream and movie night. The boys watched the scary but fun Monster House and we ventured into the first season of Arrested Development. And no, there was no studying today!
With time on our hands and a seemingly endless number of walking and window-shopping possibilities in front of us we eventually wandered across town a bit to a street (Little Bourke - I think) which would be Melbourne's better answer to the area of King West in Toronto where Mountain Equipment Co-op lives. Cool stores with everything you would ever need to go camping or traveling around the continent. We popped into an amazing map store and bought a great Queensland camping guide. A few more stores looking at shoes and fleeces and then we were off to Melbourne Central which feels very much like the Eatons Centre.
There we found many cool and high end stores where you can buy anything your hard-saved Aussie bucks could afford. We bought a fun Aussie puzzle for the boys' Christmas. The best part about this mall is this incredible building inside a building (the picture doesn't really do it justice). Just looking at it was vertigo-inducing. We stopped for a latte and sweet after buying tickets for the real reason we ventured downtown in the first place - Mamma Mia! Yes, Linton was feeling the need for a little cinematic therapy and to tell you the truth, so did I. Sitting in a very comfortable theatre, with a dozen cotton tops and single women, we laughed and hummed our way through Pierce Brosnan's singing and Meryl Streep's passable Donna. A fun escape that James might have to do again as he craves a viewing of The Dark Knight - Linton, not so much.
We trammed it home in time to pick up the boys and get ready for our own pizza, ice cream and movie night. The boys watched the scary but fun Monster House and we ventured into the first season of Arrested Development. And no, there was no studying today!
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