Summer adventure #3- St Kilda

Last weekend my friend and I spent the day at St Kilda. It was the spare of the moment decision because we knew it was going to be an amazing weather and we wanted to do something that would make the most of it. It may not have been a complete 'adventure' of unknown territory, however neither of us had visited there in many years, so I'm just going to count it as part of the 'Summer adventures' anyway.

Because it was Sunday, the famous Esplanade had it's market along the street which was perfect for Christmas present shopping. There were jewellery stores (where my friend bought a really lovely necklace), clothes stores, as well as plenty of knick-knack stores. I really liked the local artist stores, where we saw their paintings, but my absolute favourite stores were the ones that were food stores and they had tastings, because let's be honest here: free food is one of the best things ever! We got to try olive oils and vinegars, nougat, chocolate drinks, teas, honey coated nuts, etc.

And of course, after exploring the various of stores, we walked along the beach. Because we didn't plan the day out, we didn't have our bathers, but that didn't stop me from running towards the ocean and walk in the water. The beach is one of my favourite places to be, because it is one of those places where you can act like a three year old and no one cares. We hung out on the pier for a while and just took in the scenery, while eating ice-cream (blood orange and lemon sorbet) and we completely lost track of time... I had a lovely day and I know that we have to go back again soon because I am ashamed to say that I have never gone to Luna Park before. We walked outside it and took a photo by the mouth gateway, but I have never ever gone on any of the rides, so I guess it is on my 'to do' list: I want to go to Luna Park and have fairy floss there.

Luna Park