OH! Glorious SUN!

It has been warm the last few days and I'm back in capris and sandals! Still wore a light fleece shirt yesterday but may be able to shed it today! Hip hip hooray!

Weird looking pigeon spotted in a church yard

We hit the Victorian Market the other day and got there just as they were closing up - we WILL get there early one of these days. You can get EVERYTHING at their markets.

SOME of the spices in the Indian market

We also found a really cool LITTLE Indian market that has spices like you wouldn't believe. It has been a long time since I lived in a big city and I've forgotten all the joys of finding little tiny places. We bought cinnamon and cloves and mace and chili powder and nutmeg from the Indian market and will go back to get more now that we've decided his stuff is nice and fresh and very good quality.

RV Show

We also took in an RV show to look at motorhomes. Trailers (caravans here) are very spendy and there is an unbelievable selection. I was pleasantly surprised that the motorhomes were not as expensive as stateside but there isn't as big a selection either. We're still looking.

And we just continue to wander around town averaging about 5 miles on my feet a day and many more than that on the trams/trains.

Buildings around city center



Do all China Towns look alike?



What more could one want - an American
Subway next door to a Schnitzel Bar
next door to a Chinese Rice and Noodle
Restaurant next door to a BYOB Japanese
Restaurant - FOOD HEAVEN!



Had to ask what the sleeves on the trees were for
since there are no squirrels or raccoons here.
Opossums



Dirt bike shop in city center



Tree is just beginning to flower - no leaves yet
and rest of tree is just sticks - flowers look like paper



HEY! PAUL! This guy is a mechanical engineer who
decided to quit and run a deli/coffee shop instead
---- best coffee i've found so far -----