Good morning, Adventurers!
Good morning.
Its our final day here in Melbourne. So sad.
Pretty sad. But it's starting to get cold.
So we're getting the heck outta here
So we're fun with leaving. Just kidding. I'm really sad to leave, but I'm excited for warmer weather
Yes, but before we leave we are on a mission to just have like our perfect day in Melbourne
So we've looked up a bunch of cool stuff that we're gonna squeeze in today. It's gonna be awesome
It's cool. A lot of the stuff we're doing is actually free
So it's a gonna be a pretty affordable day in Melbourne as well.
First thing we're doing is not gonna be that affordable
We're gonna go to brunch at this place right here called Hash (#).
When we were doing our market tour the other day
Some guide just strike up a conversation with us and was recommending all kinds of places to go around the town
And he recommended this.
Yes, it should have amazing brunch and amazing coffee - two of the things we are after today
I am so hungry. I cannot wait for it.
Let's do it
So, we got some cold brew it is very dark
Alison already tasted hers.
It's really nice. But we forgot that the whole reason the fellow recommended this place was for their hot chocolate
Apparently they serve it with 85% dark chocolate. So it would be really thick I think
and dark and then they put fairy floss on top, which is um
I think it's just cotton candy
Yeah like Cotton Candy,
but fairy floss is a much better name for it, don't you think?
We're debating whether we should get it for dessert
I don't know. We'll see how lunch goes
I think we're gonna hold off on the hot chocolate but to give you an idea of what it looks like with the floss stuff on it
these people over here just ordered it. It looks pretty over the top
I think you're supposed to just dump the hot chocolate on top of it and then it melts in there
You think it's like flavored floss or just literally sugar?
Yes, it looks unflavored doesn't it?
Our food has arrived and that looks amazing
So I stuck with the old trusty shakshuka
which is my absolute favorite breakfast or brunch in the entire world.
I ended up getting a dish called the duffel which is
Apple braised full duck
with herbed waffle down there and then a little salad on the side, but check it out
We've got some poached eggs on the top, with I think just some
Hollandaise - citrus hollandaise it says - on the top. That's gonna be good.
They have a whole bunch of duck centered dishes here
I think you made the right choice.
Pop this egg open
Yeah, buddy check that out. Oh man
I'm so excited about this. It smells so good. Let's get a piece with some egg on there some waffle
But really just falls apart. Wow. It's a really delicate waffle
Get a little bit of duck on there. There we go. That's a bite
It's good, it's really good. The duck is really oily and nice and savory
That you get a little bit of sweetness from the waffle. But there's no like syrup or anything like that. It's just the batter
I guess has a little sweetness in it and the egg is perfect. Hollandaise sauce isn't like an overwhelming flavor or anything
Absolutely
Perfect breakfast.
I think I'm glad that I didn't get the shakshuka.
I think it's gonna be good, but I don't know if it can top this.
Yeah, now that you're eating that I'm a bit jealous
cause I love this
this looks good too though,
but I get it all the time, but I think this is will be a little bit different
It has a whole bunch of goat cheese on top and then a bunch of chorizo in there some kale my favorite and then eggs
And it's all stewed in this amazing tomato sauce.
Let's see if mine is juicy and runny as yours.
Nope but it looks great.
I'm scared. It's smoking. I'm scared it's gonna be hot.
That is amazing. Super savory, and really nicely stewed. The chorizo has a lot of flavor to it
It's not super spicy though and with that goat cheese in there
It adds a nice little punch to it and then I've got not one not two but three pieces of toast with it
Yeah, baby.
You just need some Vegemite
No,I don't want to think about that
So brunch was delicious now we are going to go explore some of the lane ways here in Melbourne
I think that there are over 40 lane ways and arcades which are just little I guess kind of narrow streets
And some of them are like this one we're on, Hardware Lane have a bunch of bars and shops and restaurants
Others have a lot of graffiti down them. Some are just gross I think
We're gonna try to find some of the coolest ones today and show them off to you.
Nailed it.
Yeah, I'm like really professional. No big deal
We are currently walking through one of the more crowded lanes it's called Center Way
Center Place. But this one has a lot more people in it. Lots of shops, restaurants, all kinds of stuff as you can see and
Yeah, and it's just a short little alley but then if you go across the street
There should be another alley like this and then another alley like this so it's kind of fun
Just our idea is that we're just going to kind of go from one to the other and see how different they all are
This one here is called Des Graves and you can see it's quite different
It has just a row of chairs and tables in the middle bunch of people
Everyone so far has been uniquely different. It's very cool
even though they just like right across the street from each other.
Kinda makes me sad that we already had our coffee and
Breakfast everything looks and smells so amazing
Public transportation in Melbourne is actually amazing and they have trams that take you everywhere but in the center of the city, The CBD
They have a system of three trams that just takes you around the center
It's called the free tram zone, which is very handy if you are sick of walking, but not done shopping
Just make sure you pay close attention when they're announcing the stops because they'll tell you when you're exiting the free tram zone, you don't wanna get busted
This lane - I think it's Hosier, Hosier Lane, not 100% sure but it's way different than the other ones we've been down.
This one has no outside seating and a lot of graffiti. So it's mostly , I guess just for strolling down
it looks like there are still bars on here so you can still get a good drink but a
Very different vibe.
and lots of people taking selfies
Lots of selfies.
This is the selfie street here.
We're just taking a little break, we're walking all over the city
We came over to I think it's called Federation Square which has a great 360 view of the city
You can see all the different big buildings down here
I actually came here because I thought they were gonna be food trucks
I was gonna get a snack, but I don't see any here
But there are a bunch of people out here and a couple restaurants around us and everyone's just chillin. Having a good day
Yeah, the weather really got nice and the sun is coming out. It's turned into quite a lovely day.
The vibe in the city is so far has been great
It is very clean and lots of really cool architecture and old buildings all kinds of stuff lots of shopping
So it's really cool to just kind of scroll around and check everything out and I also read that
Melbourne is considered the most livable city in the world
In the freaking world, which I get it. It's pretty cool. It's not bad
Yeah, it also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world, which is great. So that means safe
It's good place live in, kept very clean. It is also very artistic
You've seen a lot of the street art that they have around
They also have a lot of museums we've seen ads for different art shows and stuff like that
They also have art on the trams some of the trams have lots of artwork.
They're really cool
But I am still in need of a snack and I think we're getting pretty
thirsty now that it's well into the afternoon, so we saw a little bar from when we were on the bridge a bit ago
I think we're gonna go check it out , see what it's about.
Yeah, we are. We'll see you there
The bar that we came to is called Pony Fish Island
It's attached to this bridge that goes across the river here
And I don't know if it's really more much of an island
But it's built into one of the platforms of the little pillars of the bridge
Yeah, it's like a pedestrian bridge we were way over there and all I think I see people down there
So I Googled it and sure enough. It's a whole bar, it's very cool.
It's pretty easy to miss, but definitely worth checking out
It's a really cool vibe.
The beer and the cocktails and stuff are a little expensive
But I guess you know you're paying for the experience, but they also have some snacks
We got a whole heap of nachos here. These look like Doritos
I think they might be, but man, they've got some meat on there, some bean chili I guess
Sour cream, jalapenos, and then some lime. Man, this looks gluttonous, but delicious
To Melbourne and bad decisions
Our final day
Well, only one! That's not a bad decision right?
I guess nachos are though.
Yeah, the nachos are.
We've come down south of the city to the entrance to the famous Luna Park
Look at this thing, I feel like I have seen this all my life.
This little face. And I had no idea it was here in Melbourne
This is awesome.
But there's a whole theme park inside
Which if you have a whole day to make of it definitely recommend going in there and checking it out
I wish we had another extra day here in Melbourne
They definitely have like pretty amazing family passes that you can get and have a full day of fun here
It's also right on the water and there's all sorts of little shops
And there's a ferris wheel and everything so you could easily spend a whole day here
but the real reason we came down here is because just a little ways up the beach apparently a
Colony of penguins moved in in the 70s and every night right after sunset
They come back home so you can watch them all run across the beach
Hopefully, I mean it's after sunset so it'll be dark, but I'm hoping we can capture some of the cuteness
We actually read that this is the oldest continually operated roller coaster in the world
In the freaking world
That's crazy
It's Very wooden though.
Yeah, very rickety
It makes a lot of nasty sounds as it goes by so I'm sure they keep up with it
But I might be a little scared to ride it, but it's cool
It kind of goes along the outside of the park
But you get great views from up there of the ocean and the city, it would be pretty cool.
I think that we just found some parakeets up in this palm tree, they are the most colorful little birds
I think I have ever seen in my entire life and they are very chatty
Now Alison, I know you were thinking about handling the Penguins no, don't do it
but what if they ask for a hug then can I do it?
kindly refuse
I think we're about an hour early before
Sunset and I'm very glad we got here now because there's already a huge crowd of people out here
So definitely come early to get your spot
You guys, the Penguins have ninja'd their ways in
Somehow they bypassed us and are already in the rocks behind us and they are making the cutest little noises
I'm really hoping one is gonna pop up in just a second
We made it back to our place
We did manage to see a few penguins, which was great
But not as many as I thought I would see.
There was just such a crowd there that we saw them coming in
But you couldn't really maneuver on the pier very well
So you're kind of stuck in whatever area you got and I think the Penguins come in at random intervals in big groups
So I think you just have to really look out for them to come right to your section, but we saw them
But I hope you guys enjoyed coming along with us on our final day here in Australia. We had a blast super chill day
Just exploring Melbourne, which is exactly what we wanted to do for our final day
Yes, exactly, and we didn't actually end up going to one place
It's very cool that you guys should all go to it's the Queen Victoria market or the Vic market
We actually went there a couple videos ago, and we had an amazing day there
They have so much food and so many cool little stalls and everything
You can do all sorts of shopping for everything you want
Yeah
So if you're watching this video looking for things to do in Melbourne I highly recommend that market
also just research some of the other markets as well because that one we can say is definitely worth going to but there are some
More low-key smaller, maybe more local feeling kind of markets that you can definitely check out as well
I think that's gonna do it for our adventures here in Australia
We've got a couple I was gonna say Australian beers, but now I'm not so sure
Yes
James Squire
The first fleet convict who went on to become Australia's first brewer.
Oh, well there you go, I guess. Way to turn your life around.
Yes, we're gonna drink this probably get packed up, watch some mindless movie probably Vegas-themed because we're in Vegas tomorrow
Very excited
That's gonna be our night
Stay tuned for a very crazy travel day tomorrow
I think it'll be over 24 straight hours of travel.
It's gonna be brutal.
Oh, wish us luck. Good night adventurers.
We'll see you on the road