Waking up to a sunshine day.

Morning was spent on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, a fantastic and buzzing street with lots of cafes, shops and restaurants.

Needless there is street art a plenty which seems to be part and parcel of Melbourne up and coming ‘cool’ areas.

We had a leisurely brunch at Morning Market with coffee, bacon sandwich and raspberry cheesecake.

With the sun in full bloom we picked up a train down and went south to Brighton beach. Having been to the Uk namesake many times, we were interested to see how the two compare.

The Aussie version has a sandy beach, unlike the pebbles at home, but the two both have a great vibe and colourful beach huts. The Victorian version look especially good in the sunshine.

On the return to the city, we managed to get a photo of the famous meeting spot under the clocks.

Dinner was up on Lygon Street, the Italian restaurant quarter where we indulged in some great seafood and spicy pasta and vino!

A lovely day in the sunshine – same again tomorrow all being well.