Saturday, November 19, 2022

Melbourne - To Eat 19Nov22 (Operator 25)

Melbourne - To Stay
Melbourne - To Do

Melbourne - To Eat

Melbourne - To Eat
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Operator 25
Unassuming exterior but they offered beautiful and creative flavor profiles on the inside.
 
Ordered On
19Nov22
Miso Pork Benedict AUD24
Pulled pork in red miso sauce on English muffins with poached eggs, green hollandaise and apple salad

*Amazing. The umami flavours just layered beautifully and were highlighted by the sweet sour accents of the apple salad (Could have used more of this). A very well executed and pretty dish. A must order!*

Soft Shell Crab Omelette
AUD26
Open omelete with fried soft shell crab, Balado chilli relish, multigrain toast and herb oil.

*Though this came recommended by the staff along with the Mino Porl Benedict, it was a miss. Its nice but nothing special. Needed a little salt. The Balado chilli was nice, but its just chilli relish with plain eggs. A missed opportunity in my opinion.*

Hojicha Latte & White Chocolate Matcha Latte

*Both were good. The hojicha felt a little more watered down compared to the Matcha Latte which I felt they used the good Matcha powder to give that stronger, distinct flavor.*

Total Fed 2 at 35AUD/Pax

Food 3.5/5 (Ave out) The miso pork was  4.5
Service 3.5/5
Ambience 3.5/5
Value 3.5/5
We had a hit and a miss this time round. However as the other dishes flew by, they were very tempting. This is especially so with the beautiful, purple Ube Hotcakes which felt like a modern interpretation of Filipino halo halo dessert. Must come to try that next time.

Melbourne - To Do 19Nov22 (State Library Victoria)

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Melbourne - To Do

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Melbourne - To Do
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State Library Victoria
The State Library Victoria hides a scenic gem and you should just pop in to take a look. The dome, offers an elevated view of this amazing space from the sixth floor and is free to explore.
Click here for ABBA location of the State Library
The other chambers are different and spectacular in their own right and worth to pop in to check out Australia's oldest and most popular public library. Free Wifi on site as well!
*Drawn to scale art works*
*Novels riding on the popularity of American Pop Culture*


*Browse through the library and surprise yourself with the huge array of specialized topics and interest reads*
*Picturesque Event space*
*Exhibition space depicting a knitted star system*
Worth a pop in to duck away from the weather and to enjoy the space of this old library. There's a mix of art works and various historical displays which were entertaining and enlightening. It makes good for an hour or two visit whilst already in the city.
*Further more, renowned Ned Kelly's Armour is found displayed here as well.*

Monday, November 14, 2022

Manchester - To Do 13Nov22 (Alan Turing memorial, Gay Village, Afflecks, Northern Quater, Sunday Markets, MAN Cathedral, MAN Xmas Markets)

Manchester - To Do
Manchester - To Eat

Manchester - To Do
Alan Turing memorial
(located in a small park within the Gay village)

Click here for ABBA location of Alan Turing
Alan Turing, father of computer science, cracked the Enigma and possibly shortened world war 2 and saving thousands of lives. The Imitation Game is a fantastic movie which depicts his story. 

Gay Village
Probably later in the evening after work it gets much livelier but enjoy the lights, decor of the village. You might also be interested to check out SFO's Castro.
 
Afflecks

(Located oppostive value, gourmet pie eat Pieminister.
Recommended to try by Calvin.C. Cick for full review)
Three stories of interesting retro shops with lots of oddities. Take a look see. They've got goth, antiques, anime and more.

Northern Quater
(Known for their beautiful street murals)

Sunday Markets
(Along Oak Street)
*Amazing GBP3.50 cake which fed all of us form the Vegan Baker*
We were lucky to come across this amazing market which filled the streets with good food, great deserts, sampling of gins and much more! Check out this area along Oak Street where the markets occur every Sunday

*Lots of craft stuff and fun things to purchase*

Manchester Cathedral

Taken on 12Sep23
Taken on 12Sep23
Taken on 12Sep23

Manchester Xmas Markets

Simple eating, drinking and be merry. Many of the drinks have a 2-3pound deposit which you can either keep the cup or return for your money back. Its fairly well spread out over a large area. Food options and drinks are plenty. 
You might be interested in the Copenhagen Markets and well as the hugely popular Winter Wonderland in London.
 
Simple round loop which covers a nice section of the city.