I can see the places that we used to go to now

A couple of weeks ago, my family and I went on a walking tour around the city of Melbourne. You may be wondering why we took a tour of our own city. Well, last year when we visited Sydney, we had so much fun doing a bus and walking tour, that my sister was keen to do another walking tour. 

 I was familiar with some of the places but many were new to me, I'm not really a city girl. It was interesting to listen to the guide tell us the history of different places and he said that often a lot of the good places are hidden away in alleyways. Apparently Melbournians like to keep treasures to themselves! At the end of the tour, the guide mentioned that at St Kilda beach, penguins come out every evening. We made a mental note to visit.

The next weekend, I'd spent most of my Saturday doing work for reports and afterwards, I was really tired and a bit stressed. So my dad announced, "All right everybody, I've got a surprise, we're going somewhere!" He was adamant on keeping it a secret, even though my mum, sister and I were pestering him - we don't do surprises! After about an hour's drive through the city we arrived at St Kilda to see the penguins!

It was getting dark, so we were worried that we'd missed them. At the end of the pier, we were delighted to see these tiny little wonders. They must have only been about 30cm tall. They were so cute and many people were captivated by them.

It was freezing cold, so after a while we drove back home and were happily surprised to find a restaurant called Chevapi that had some Macedonian food. We don't see enough of these restaurants around so we stopped and had a bite. We had one share platter to share between the four of us and we still couldn't finish it!

The next day, my mum and I ventured out to the secondhand market and look at these treasures I found...

I have to laugh at how the colours of the items coordinate so well together. I didn't intend for that to happen!

White and blue maxi dress- $10

Boots of my dreams (mock-croc): $20

Vintage bag- $5

Red cardigan- $3

Elvis Girls! Girls! Girls! LP- $5

I never like to spend more than $10 when buying secondhand, but the brown boots are just fabulous. I have been living in them, and they go with absolutely everything. 

I've also been selling a few items to make room for these items. That's the great thing about buying secondhand. If you buy something at a bargain price, you can sell it and make your money back or a little profit. You can also have a fabulous, ever-evolving wardrobe!

 I am enamoured by this dress. Whilst everyone else seems to gravitate towards black clothing, I love wearing brown. 

My mum and I have found a lovely spot where we can take outfit photos. That tour guide must've been right, we keep our secrets to ourselves. 

 I like the lane of trees.

All are secondhand market finds, even the boots which I borrowed from my mum.

 Dress- last seen here.

Vintage bag- last seen here 

when I visited the infamous set of Dogs in Space (!!!).

Thanks so much for stopping by.

See you next week.

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Title: Love in Song by Paul McCartney and Wings

(another secret gem of a song).