The Marples Tea Room, Sassafras

This time in Melbourne, my friend took us to the other side of Yarra Valley and stopped at this surburb called Sassafras.




This place is famous for scones.  Believe it or not, we had to wait around for 1 hour to get a seat! No prebooking is allowed.


Inside the cafe



Scones with cream and jam

Although I am not a big fan of scones (I always thought that the scones are tasteless and too much flour) and cream (always hated the cream on the bday cakes), I quite liked it.  The scones are nice and warm when they are delivered on the table.  With the freshly made cream and jam, together with a nice cup of hot tea, it is a perfect way to spend the afternoon in a cold winter weather.



The Marples Tea Room
382 Mt Dandenong Tourist Road
Sassafras VIC 3787
(03) 9755 1610
http://www.missmarples.com.au/

Happy Moon Festival 2008 中秋節快樂。

It was the Mid Autumn Festival last Sunday.  My mum was telling me that how the traditional mooncakes were all made of pig lard and therefore unhealthy and all that.  So this year I have decided, instead of mooncakes, I am having these:

Although not as much varieties as the ones in HK, I find these quite refreshing and fulfilling after dinner.

The alleyways of Melbourne

The thing I like Melbourne the most is their alleyways you could find alot of surprises in there.

Guess what? I was sitting next to Libby Trickett the other day...

Something to rave about...

I was sitting next to Libby Trickett the other day, the Olympic Gold Medalist.  Here I was sitting in my seat in an airplane getting ready to take off, and then Libby has boarded the plane with hand full of stuff.  When she asked me whether she could squeeze through (trying to get into the windows seat) I couldn't believe that she was sitting on the same row as me!

Anyhow, she was just a human afterall.  I didn't talk to her at all, because I think she didn't want to get disturbed.