Comments on: Where do you take visiting friends in Melbourne? http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/ The best of almost everything in Melbourne, as voted by locals Mon, 21 May 2012 06:05:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ingrid http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-3579 ingrid Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:01:42 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-3579 Bohemia Cabaret Club, South Melbourne. The venue is gorgeous, like stepping back into the 1920s, and the performances are all burlesque, cabaret, circus, and comedy. There's a different show every night, 5 nights a week I think. Some are dark and gothic, others are fun or sexy. Here is their website: http://www.bohemiacabaretclub.com/ Oh, they do dinner and fancy cocktails there too, and show tickets are surprisingly really affordable! Bohemia Cabaret Club, South Melbourne.

The venue is gorgeous, like stepping back into the 1920s, and the performances are all burlesque, cabaret, circus, and comedy.
There’s a different show every night, 5 nights a week I think. Some are dark and gothic, others are fun or sexy.
Here is their website: http://www.bohemiacabaretclub.com/

Oh, they do dinner and fancy cocktails there too, and show tickets are surprisingly really affordable!

]]> By: Nat Abboud http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-3405 Nat Abboud Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:10:42 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-3405 HA!!! RUMI FOR DINNER. NO CONTEST THERE. HA!!! RUMI FOR DINNER. NO CONTEST THERE.

]]> By: OzPenguin http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-3404 OzPenguin Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:15:52 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-3404 St Kilda beach, the Espy, bathrooms on the 35th floor of Sofitel for great free panoramic views. Apart from that - depends on how much time they've got, what they're into and the weather. St Kilda beach, the Espy, bathrooms on the 35th floor of Sofitel for great free panoramic views. Apart from that – depends on how much time they’ve got, what they’re into and the weather.

]]> By: Chapel8 http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-2272 Chapel8 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:55:07 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-2272 Dandenong mountains Dandenong mountains

]]> By: paul http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-2270 paul Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:10:38 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-2270 Something sport - AFL, Cricket, A-League The Dandenongs (not Dandenong!) Torquay is brilliant Sorrento & Portsea Southbank (Pubs, restaurant, etc) Skydeck seems to be a fave Chapel Street if they're into that type of thing Pubs Something sport – AFL, Cricket, A-League
The Dandenongs (not Dandenong!)
Torquay is brilliant
Sorrento & Portsea
Southbank (Pubs, restaurant, etc)
Skydeck seems to be a fave
Chapel Street if they’re into that type of thing
Pubs

]]> By: Jennifer http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-1786 Jennifer Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:48:52 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-1786 To the Footscray Community Arts Centre of course! :) To the Footscray Community Arts Centre of course! :)

]]> By: Penni http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-1785 Penni Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:42:54 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-1785 As we always have kids in tow: *Fed Square is our favourite meeting place - ACMI Lounge is kid friendly or get an outdoor pizza, there's ACMI, the Ian Potter gallery (my kids were fascinated by the great collection of Australian paintings) and the fantastic Birrarung Marr playground. If it's a Sunday we park at Fitzroy Gardens and walk down past the MCG and over the sound bridge. Might have a walk along the Yarra in either direction. *Observatory Cafe and the children's garden or the Botty Gardens *State Library *Art gallery - love to lie on the floor and look up at the rose ceiling *St Andrews market (since that's where we live but worth a day-trip) *Heide - excellent cafe and environs - you can get a lunchbox from the cafe to eat in the wonderful gardens. The museum is fascinating but can be a little hard to manage for the elderly and with young, rambunctious kids - once when we went there was a labyrinth made out of textured fake fur and a huge tree made of plastic toys with a very inviting illuminated cubby hole, but the kids weren't allowed to touch anything, which just about broke my children's brains. Not that I'm complaining - it's art innit? - but it was fairly fraught. Still, it's a fantastic day out even if you don't go inside. *I haven't been since I was a kid visiting Melbourne myself, but I remember loving Ripponlea. As we always have kids in tow:
*Fed Square is our favourite meeting place – ACMI Lounge is kid friendly or get an outdoor pizza, there’s ACMI, the Ian Potter gallery (my kids were fascinated by the great collection of Australian paintings) and the fantastic Birrarung Marr playground. If it’s a Sunday we park at Fitzroy Gardens and walk down past the MCG and over the sound bridge. Might have a walk along the Yarra in either direction.
*Observatory Cafe and the children’s garden or the Botty Gardens
*State Library
*Art gallery – love to lie on the floor and look up at the rose ceiling
*St Andrews market (since that’s where we live but worth a day-trip)
*Heide – excellent cafe and environs – you can get a lunchbox from the cafe to eat in the wonderful gardens. The museum is fascinating but can be a little hard to manage for the elderly and with young, rambunctious kids – once when we went there was a labyrinth made out of textured fake fur and a huge tree made of plastic toys with a very inviting illuminated cubby hole, but the kids weren’t allowed to touch anything, which just about broke my children’s brains. Not that I’m complaining – it’s art innit? – but it was fairly fraught. Still, it’s a fantastic day out even if you don’t go inside.
*I haven’t been since I was a kid visiting Melbourne myself, but I remember loving Ripponlea.

]]> By: Quadelle http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-680 Quadelle Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:28:58 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-680 In Melb: State Library, lane ways, NGV, zoo, St Kilda Near Melb: Mt Dandnong, markets, Sorrento for the back beach/front beach combo In Melb: State Library, lane ways, NGV, zoo, St Kilda
Near Melb: Mt Dandnong, markets, Sorrento for the back beach/front beach combo

]]> By: sam http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-677 sam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:16:12 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-677 Eureka Skydeck/Edge, Queen Victoria markets and Skyhigh mount dandenong for sight seeing :) Eureka Skydeck/Edge, Queen Victoria markets and Skyhigh mount dandenong for sight seeing :)

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-676 Gavin Heaton Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:11:08 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-676 The Supper Club The Supper Club

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