We got walk straight in access to Kia arena to see a legends doubles match between Baghdatis/Phillipousis v Haas/Stepanek. We got awesome seats one row back from the baseline.
Impressions of Melbourne:
It has a great foodie scene, and probably cultural scene too. The sporting events are clearly excellent. But , I get Joburg vibes
It has a great foodie scene, and probably cultural scene too. The sporting events are clearly excellent. But , I get Joburg vibes, well 80’s Joburg vibes anyways. There isn’t much going for it otherwise, the river is a bit of a muddy stream, no mountains, no ocean, and its fucking cold here right now in the middle of January.
I had great hopes for the St Kilda waterfront, but the water was dirty, and I got UK Brighton vibes from the whole area. I thought I might go for a swim, possibly even a Schiemann, but the water was uninviting due to the murkiness and pollution. There was also a sign outside the SLSC recommending that the water quality was that poor that swimming was not recommended.
Kiting or foiling would probably be good on Port Philip Bay though, so it does have that going for it. I popped into kite republic for a browse but it was so small, and there were three staff members crammed in one corner which gave me a "being watched" feeling. They were though they seemed lovely. Thankfully Elley called me which gave me an excuse to gracefully step outside