7. Location

I have now been here for two weeks and I really like the location. The day of arrival, I had dinner at the Kingston Hotel because I remembered seeing it just before I turned into my street for the first time and I really liked it. I think it took less than 10 minutes to walk there. In the light of day, I discovered three more pubs and a bar in the other direction all within a 1 - 2 minute walk.




Within the same distance I have six exercise options! Yoga, dancing, pole-dancing or the gym. Yes, there are three gyms! I haven't made up my mind which to join but I know that I won't be doing Crossfit. Everyone I've met who does crossfit are far too serious about exercise for my liking. I haven't checked out hiit republic yet but I am thinking that I might join Lime because it is the same colour as my car. (Lisa Y, I know you think I should do pole-dancing but I just can't spin.)




Mum told me to see someone about my red nose before I came here. I got a referral to a dermatologist from the Dr. in Melbourne. It was easy to find. Just a two-minute walk, next to the book shop, across the square from the pubs. (Mum, he said it was rosacea and gave me some cream. I think it's working but the bathroom light is different, so it's hard to tell.)


I was wondering if I should find myself a doctor here and guess what...

and I don't have a photo but if I want the dentist or a pharmacist, they're here too!

I can post a letter,

go shopping,



drink coffee, eat sushi (and Thai, Japanese, Indian, Vietnamese, Mezze plates...)


get my hair done (I have found three hairdressers within a 5 minute walk and another couple in Manuka - 10 minutes), Joanna, do you have a recommendation?


paint and sip,

find out what's on

and enjoy outdoor spaces.

The queue is for ice-cream. Don't these people know that you can get a scoop of ice-cream as Supabarn for half the price?????



Within ten minutes, I can walk to the waterfront and the Sunday market at the old bus depot. (The market was smaller than I expected but I liked the craft element.) The Brodbuger place near there and next to the glassworks has burgers that reminded me of Mos Burger, which I loved when I was in Japan.

Great burgers - I had the fish.


When I walked to the foreshore and turned right, I found this and a swimming pool that I could see into from the end at the Woolstore complex.

I did some more exploring to the left as well.
The mushrooms here were very tasty! (I don't know what's up with the alignment - sometimes centre just won't centre - GOOGLE 😡!!!!!!)
I've walked through Talopea park a few times and have seen the churches.





If I like, I can stay home and enjoy the apartment and its lovely courtyard and appliances. (I think there are a lot of doors that open and get in the way but I will probably learn to close them.)

This lovely feature is due to be fixed. There's still room for me to put things 😉







Once I've googled how to use them all, I will probably enjoy them even more 😉

(I'm listening to birds now and the call is unfamiliar. one day I will investigate to try to find out what they are. All together they kind of sound like submerged submarines in the movies).


















Comments

  1. Anonymous24 January 2023 at 13:56

    There's an app you can get which identifies bird calls. Sorry, I don't know what it's called. Love the apartment - compact but spacious.

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  2. Leesa26 January 2023 at 21:10

    I do like the apartment :)

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