perth, western australia

perth is a great city, kinda laid back but not. i can't put my finger on it though.  i wouldn't live there but i like visiting.  here's a view out to the swan river from the seventh floor of the hyatt.

johnson street, fitzroy, australia

each year, the spanish community in melbourne put on a two day festival in fitzroy.  the roads are blocked and there are food stalls everywhere.  mostly spanish or spanish inspired street food, but curiously, there is also this... korean spiral fried potato chips.  i'm sure someone has a more formal name for them.  the food's amazing at the festival.  i didn't each anything this year - trying to not eat when i'm not hungry.. but it was pretty hard to resist

melbourne, australia

its a mild night in melbourne and the full moon is out.  after a busy few days early in the week, its nice to sit back and look up at the stars (clouds) and the moon.

emirates stakes day, flemingtaon racecourse, australia

And so another year goes by, the last of the four major spring racing days.  see you next year, spring racing carnival.