The Perfect Melbourne Day
Melbourne has been showing off with wonderfully mild weather – low 20s with blue skies – and I’ve been enjoying it fully. On Saturday morning, we walked along the Yarra River from Fed Sq to Prahran Market. The Giant Sky Wheel, the largest travelling ferris wheel in Australia, was erected in Birrarung Mar a couple of weeks ago. I spotted it on the way to the footy last week just prior to the opening and managed to get a closer look this morning. We have already had two failed feris wheel proposals for the rooftop of Crown Casino and Sandridge Bridge so I guess this will do us until plans for the Southern Star Observation Wheel comes to fruition.
These are the Federation Bells and it plays compositions from seven contemporary Australian composers at set times each day. I have only heard the 39 bell structure chime once and it sounded very discordant but maybe that’s due to the way it has been tuned.
The view from Morrell Bridge.
Before entering Prahran Market, we stopped by at Fujimart for some Japanese groceries and crockery. Having come back from Japan a couple of weeks ago where I had Mentaiko Spaghetti for the first time, I was delighted to find the spicy cod roe in the freezers here.
We finally managed to make it to the market where we picked up all our pizza topping ingredients.
We als got a few things at the organic shop just at the entrance of the market but these tomatoes absolutely floored me. Are they meant to be any different from sun dried tomatoes or is the renaming meant to rejuvenate interest?
How do you spell spelt?
Of course, we had to stop by at the Essential Ingredient where I lustfully flicked through the pages of Ferran Adria’s book, gasping in amazement at the incredible photos and creations.
We ended the perfect morning with tea, cheese and bread in the courtyard.
Giant Sky Wheel
Birrarung Marr – Lower Terrace
Adjacent to Federation Sqaure, along Yarra River
Melbourne 3000
Prahran Market
163 Commercial Road,
South Yarra 3141
April 23rd, 2007 at 4:43 pm
Melbouren is glorious when the weather holds up. I was just saying to a friend how people were complaining to the Government when they built Fed Square but now its such a tourist attraction and a meeting place for so many sporting tv broadcasts, arts events, food events and cultural events.
Solar tomatoes must have been harvested by machines using solar energy.
Maybe you’re suppose to Pelt the bread at passer bys.
April 24th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Hi there. You take great pictures. Don’t you just love markets and stores where exotic ingredients are readily available?