9/26 I have spent the last two days in the most amazing city! Melbourne is buzzing- it's hip, relaxed, sophisticated, fashion-forward, eco-conscious. It really is everything that I have heard it described as. I spent my first day eating fruit and shopping hundreds of stalls at the Queen Victoria Market before getting myself a flat white (latte minus foam, very 'down under') and reading the paper. I know, hard life right? I later met up with my wonderful friends Marc and Mandy, who showed me amazing amounts of hospitality. They took me to my first drive-thru bottle shop (ZOMG!) and we spent the evening chatting over Melbourne Bitters*, tea, and mass quantities of toast and nutella. This morning they took me to the beach at St. Kilda, where we ate pastries from the tiny cake shop
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