Around the Bay

Around the Bay is a fund raising ride held in Melbourne to raise money for the Smith Family which is a charity for disadvantaged children. The ride has different routes and distances, ranging from 20km to 300km.  I think the first start time was 5.00am. The group that I ride with started last year with…

Back on the bike again

Those of you who follow my blog will know that I had a fall on 1st May and broke my humerus.  It has taken a while but I have finally been able to get back on the bike.  I did my first bike ride on 25th July.  I am so glad to be able to…

Your feet’s too big. . . .Fats Waller

I have “well proportioned” feet, rather than saying BIG! It never ceases to amaze me that it is such a difficult task to find shoes that fit.  In some of the big department stores they only stock women’s shoes up to size 41 so my size doesn’t even rate a mention.  I say all this…

Wow! What a night.

My elder daughter bought tickets for my birthday so I could see Queen when they performed in Melbourne.  My birthday is at Christmas time so it was lovely to have something special to appreciate long after my birthday had passed. We made a day of it and went into Melbourne to check out the shops…

A girls’ night out

My elder daughter had organised a girls’ night out, just her, her sister and her mum for while I was in Melbourne.  We had a ball.  She had organised for her younger sister to fly down from Canberra for the night and we went out to one of the productions of the Melbourne Comedy Festival….

Rooms with a view. . . . Grand Hotel Melbourne MGallery

We stayed near Southern Cross Station on our recent visit to Melbourne.  This is the view from our hotel apartment in the Grand Hotel Melbourne MGallery.  It was really convenient to be so close to the station and a short walk to the shops. The hotel is in the old Railway Adminstration Building.  Unfortunately I…