Tag Archives: Polly Woodside

Top 10 School Holiday Activities – Easter

Here are my top 10 school holiday activities for Easter.  If you click on the name of the attraction, it will link to my review of it, a map, website and pricing details.  Activities 1-6 are outdoor activities as the weather is predicted to be mostly sunny this week.  However, just in case there are [...]

Top 10 School Holiday Activities – Winter

  With a week of school holidays left, and a week of rain forecast, here are my top 10 school holiday activities for Winter.  If you click on the name of the attraction, it will link to my review of it, a map, website and pricing details. 1.  Melbourne Museum – free entry for kids, [...]

Polly Woodside

Led up the gangway, welcomed aboard and assigned roles, we found ourselves to be crew on the wooden deck of Melbourne’s favourite ship – Polly Woodside.  We looked up, up and up, at the mast with the sails flapping in the wind.  And imagined how the real crew must have experienced ship life on a [...]

Byblos

We literally stumbled upon this restaurant as we were walking along the Yarra River one afternoon.  It was 40 degrees outside, and we wandered into a lovely oasis.  It was to be the perfect break from sight seeing.  The food is Lebanese and Mediterranean – and delicious.  I am still dreaming about their mixed platter, [...]