Sadly, our last full day. Its been a great week.
The last place we wanted to explore was Docklands - this the port area that has been being developed over recent years with shopping, dining, apartments and high rise buildings and a lovely waterfront. We were blessed with gorgeous weather, so after a cursory glance around the shops, we just sat in the sun and chatted and solved the world's problems. It was a nice respite and a leisurely wander.
Back into the squashy tin can of a tram, (and from memory) we went back to the apartment and ate left over bread rolls for a late lunch.
Nicola went out for a further wander (without her bodyguard - me!) and got properly lost for the first time. She got on a tram to get back but unfortunately it was going in the opposite direction, so she had get off and wait for another squishy ride, but did make it back in one piece.
We were of to the famed Hardware Lane where Allan and I always eat when we visit Melbourne. It was a lovely mild evening which was good since all the eating is outdoors. The street consists of a couple of blocks of eateries with the menu on display and a host encouraging punters to pick them. When we have been, they have worked very hard to entice people with freebies like a free entree or a glass of wine, with Allan being our key negotiator as you would expect. I resolved to do what he would have done, so we to dithered over the menu so the host would have time to offer an inducement! None was forthcoming so I boldly asked if there were any enticements on offer, only to be told that all of the businesses had got together after Covid and decided to stop offering temptations - oops! I was a bit disappointed, if only because it was always so entertaining to watching these interchanges between host and punter - and host and next door host who sometimes appeared close to coming to blows.
I did keep and eye on him to make sure that he had been telling the truth - he had!
Nevertheless, both of us really enjoyed our meals and the occasion.
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