Melbourne

Melbourne flight was a bit nice, we only had carry-on luggage. On the first day we walked around and saw Batman Park. Then we grabbed some lunch at some really nice place called Bee-have. We then checked in and went on an adventure through Melbourne. We went to the Royal Botanic Gardens, which were really lush. Then we went a Modern Art Gallery. And we were reaaaaally underwhelmed.
To finish the night off we walked around the shopping district, got some potstickers. We bought a game called Fluxx. Which is an amazing card game where the rules keep changing.


The next day we went on a wine tour. We got picked up at about 9 and drove for an hour to the Mornington Peninsula. The first palce was a mom and pop shop with a few acres under vine. It was called Tanglewood Estate. The wine here was probably the best of the entire day. The chardonay we had had a hint of honey that may it taste esquisite. We bought a bottle of the Caberonet as a gift for Irma and Lorenzo.
The next place was a much larger vineyard that had maybe 30 acres under vine. I think I liked the chardonays the most out of the wines at this place but overall I wasn't super thrilled. Annie was less than pleased also.
The final wine place was the most intesting, alot of the wines had really distinct flavors. I am not sure of the acreage but they had There were several I enjoyed. There was also a pink muscat that was very sweet, it tasted like juice almost. Afterwards we walked around the equipment and got to see all the barrels and vats. We tried 2 wines that were mid process. The first was the muscat, which was even sweeter and fizzy because of the yeast is still turning the sugar into alcohol (CO2 is the byproduct). The second was mostly finished but the sulfurous byproduct of its yeast made it smell like old eggs (although it tasted good).
Then we went to a chocolate factory which was bustling. It didnt have anything on the South Bend Chocolate Company but it was still really good.
Lastly we went to a cheese factory. We tried 10 different cheeses. Most of them were all really good. We liked one called Coolart Soft sooo much we bought a jar (its stored in oil with garlic and thyme). It was gone within the first week of coming home.
We got to see a nice sunset on the way home across the Peninsula.
Next day we flew home.