Exploring Melbourne and St. Kilda

Originally, Beau and I went into the city on Sunday to go to the Melbourne Zoo.  Being from the ol' backwoods of Lufkin Texas, we aren't too familiar with public transportation.  The Sandringham train line that goes directly into the city was down for repairs so we had to bus hop to another train line to get into the city.  Much easier said than done for two countryfolk.  When we finally got into the city, an hour later, we accidently got on the wrong train.  Instead of heading towards the Zoo, we were heading out the other side of Melbourne.  We quickly realized our mistake and decided to switch trains once again to head back into Melbourne.  Because we wasted so much time, we scratched the Zoo idea and just went to explore Melbourne.  Here are our travels:

This building looked like it had been slimed, Nickelodeon Style.

In the city!

Of course, we had to stop in for a snacky-poo.  Beau and his friends have found this really cool restaurant called Nando's.  It is a Portuguese restaurant that specializes in chicken and really delicious sauces. 

We had a piece of the mild chicken and the hot with a side of spicy rice.  It was delicious!!

We found a really quaint bowling alley right around Nando's so we stopped in for a quick bowl! 

Outside concert in a Melbourne promenade.

This contraption was also in the promenade. 

We stopped in for a few drinks at Tranport on the river. 

After having drinks, we headed down to St. Kilda to meet up with some of Beau's teamates and their buddies.  David, aka Moorsey, introduced us to a great new beer-- Boag's.  From left to right are: David Moore, Beau, Kye Patrick, Phil

Beau and Kye playing Buck Hunter.

After hopping all over the city and meeting up with friends, we finally went to dinner around 11.  We tried the Mexican food place, Amigo's.  Beau had another fruity concoction.

Of course, I had wine. :)

 

This was our "queso" or so we thought.  Turned out to be bean dip with a little bit of cheese on top.  It was still tasty though!

Sizzling fajitas served in a tomato sauce.  Mexican food is definately different down under.