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Category Archives: Victoria
Melbourne – Hopetoun Tea Rooms ***3 stars for scones.
What: Hopetoun Tea Rooms Rating Today: *** 3 stars for scones. Where: Block Arcade 282 Collins St, Melbourne Ph: 03 9650 27777 When: Mon-Sat 8am-5pm. Sun 9am-5pm. Web: http://www.hopetountearooms.com.au Value: Good … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Melbourne, Tea, Victoria
Tagged haigh's chocolates, hopetoun tea rooms, Scones, serendipi tea, the block
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Melbourne, Hotel Windsor. Ancient Egyptian High Tea.****4stars
What: Hotel Windsor Rating Today: **** 4 stars for high tea. Where: 111 Spring St, Melbourne Ph: 03 9633 6000 When: Mon-Fri: 2.30pm-4.30pm. Sat, Sun & Pub.Hols: 12.oo-2.00pm & … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibitions, Food, Melbourne, Tea, Theatre, Victoria
Tagged bourke st, brunetti, egyptian, hairspray, high tea, hot tix, Hotel Windsor, madame flavour, melbourne, metshop, musical, myer, princess theatre, tea, tutankhamun
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Sydney to Melbourne-XPT Train. A Very Sad Tale.
It’s 7.00am at Central Station, Sydney. Nothing very inviting to eat around here so the cart coffee & a plastic muffin will have to do. At 7.42am the XPT train departs for Melbourne, that’s about 11 hours & 1000 kilometres … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Maps, New South Wales, Train Trips, Victoria
Tagged bakehouse, countrylink, Ghan, Hotel Windsor, map, nsw, train, victoria, XPT
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