The sushi is very different: you buy individual uncut rolls -- and while some is the same, lots is very different. Here we have a "Super California" roll (on top), a veggie roll (with fried bean curd -- lower left); a seafood special (lower right) and a Teriyaki Beef! They do lots of sushi with cooked meat -- or with tuna salad and things like that! Definitely takes some getting used to, but Casey loves the seafood ones.
Ripley really enjoying the Hawaiian (pineapple and strips of fried ham) pizza from the market.
Casey showing off a mango as big as his head!
We spent the morning at the South Melbourne Market. It makes our local farmer's market look teeny. It's a permanent covered market, a few tram stops away. I drove us there today, since we all went. Drove in my first roundabout, and only tried to turn into the wrong side of the street once!
The market is huge -- tons of clothes, junk, etc. But you go there for the food. Dozens of fruit/veg places -- we've only gone to a few so far. Check out the enormous mango we bought! They also have lots of meat places, but since I don't recognize half the offerings, we've skipped that. They have dim sum (called yum cha here), asisan supermarkets, and lots of delis.
Tomorrow, I might take the tram back to get some seafood -- we didn't manage to find the seafood places this time. Since I've got a monthly tram card, I can ride the tram whenever -- very convenient! Ripley got some Hawaiian pizza for lunch, so she was in heaven. Casey spent the time taking pictures of us on Dave's cell phone (having mastered my old one, he's moved on to mastering Dave's -- he keeps asking if he can make a video call -- didn't even know that was possible!).
BONUS MATERIAL:
If you are really bored, you can track where we go at these websites:
- South Melbourne Market: http://www.southmelbournemarket.com.au/
- St. Kilda Art and Craft Market: http://www.esplanademarket.com/index.php
3 comments:
i like your blog......
Hey Sharon,
Between your blog and Ripley's blog I am hungry all of the time. It is the time of cardboard tomatoes here so I am feeling quite unfulfilled. I do have one of those silly questions--what is a tram, exactly? Is it a streetcar or is it more bus-like.
We're enjoying the Santa Ana event of three days. I am feeling like a bus hit me (or should I say--a tram hit me).
Hope you're doing well. Congrats on the roundabout; those things are a challenge at the best of times. Don't cross over the line!!!
Miss ya,
Dana
It sounds like driving in Massachusetts--be careful! We're waiting for an ice storm here and since they don't seem to sand the intersections (they do sand the roads--you just can't stop at the lights!), who knows what the next few days will bring. You need to update this blog--what, are you working or something??!! Are you hooked up to cable, yet?
Love, Heidi
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