sabbatical

noun

: a period of time during which someone does not work at her regular job and is able to rest, travel, do research, etc.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Day 85: Street Art, Melbourne

A rather miserable day today in Melbourne -- cold & rainy -- so I wasn't inspired to do much other than read & watch downloaded TV shows.  I did eventually venture out (I was hungry) -- and the sun decided to venture out also -- so I grabbed some lunch and walked around for a bit and snapped some photos.  Melbourne is known for its street art --- you can see murals, etc. on buildings all over the place.  The most famous street art cites are in the downtown area -- but there are some cool examples in my area (see pics).  Note:  Building owners need to get street art permits and there are a bunch of other rules;  street art includes stencils, paste-ups and murals -- and does not include graffiti or tagging, which is illegal.

Tomorrow I'm off on a tour to Phillip Island (about 90 miles SSE of Melbourne).  There is a big colony of little penguins on the island -- so I'm primarily going there to see them come ashore at dusk -- hopefully the weather will be decent.

Weather:  miserable most of the day (cold & rainy), 1 hour of warmth & sunshine, 48 - 61F
Miles Walked:  3.5

Pic Notes:
  • 1, 2:  random shots -- I just liked the buildings
  • 3, 4, 5, 7:  street art 
  • 6:  cute cottage sitting all on its own.  I've noticed that most of the older cottages / houses have names on them -- if you zoom in on the top center of the cottage -- you can see a part of the cottage name:  MA???A (I think it's 'MARTHA')
  • 7 - 12:  random shots from my balcony













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