Because Melbourne is a nice city...
Did not much of anything huge today, part of the relaxation since ending exams. Worked for 4 hours, finished reading Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat" and got a nice start on Murkami's "Dance Dance Dance". Had a nice dinner courtesy of Heidi's mum (thanks Auntie!) and just chilled at her place while she studied...Quiet day meant I had time to look around for once and was reminded again that Melbourne is a nice city.
The pictures above are of our wonderfully dirty Yarra River and the bicycle track that runs along it through various eastern and south-eastern suburbs. Luckily, this little area is right down from where I work. Yes, my workplace is along the Yarra and on my short break of 20 mins (fully paid in a 4 hour shift aint bad) I have the option of sitting down there in the sun and reading which is what I did today. It felt nice.
The picture to the left is taken along Little Lonsdale St, one of melbourne's smaller streets, though not technically a "laneway" per se. On the right is the State Library, on the left is QV and the shiny skyscraper in the background is the Melbourne Central office tower.I liked this scene because it nicely juxtaposes the beautiful sandstone of the State Library against the modern glass of the tower. Also the street is curiously empty for a Sunday afternoon and the shadows look nice.
Anyway I thought these photos were a nice reflection on the fact that Melbourne has both urban charm and enclaves of natural beauty too. I love my city.
posted by LX @ 2:58 AM
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