Monday, August 21, 2006
south yarra, only 2 stops away from central melbourne by train, is pretty damn beautiful.
along chapel street, there're niche clothing shops and cafes and pubs, selling salads, and pizzas and pastries. real food food.. not just pretty food. or if you're just in for a cappucino or a beer, you could do that. and you'll be tempted to.. cause the cafes are just really beautiful. if thats a word to describe cafes. or the irish pub. you'll appreciate the sun amid the 15 degree weather. and it isnt as crowded as central melbourne, or busy, or as many asian students..
i want to live there... pretty sure the rent is cheaper than where i am currently.
its also a pretty well known gay place. saw a few couples holding hands down the street.
found the gay bookstore chris mentioned. near the junction of commercial and chapel st. a whole bookstore full of gay books. and this coming from a gay boy whose previous excess to gay literature was a small shelf in Taka kinokuniya called the Alternative Literature 'section' i found at 16 or 17. i knew that shelf well. at the risk of sounding like a raving lunatic, i studied its nooks and crannies, its new additions and recognisable familiars, mainstays, taking note of which i had, which didnt interest me, which i would get soon. its was also all that i had in connection with the gay world, my window, if you will, without being a part of the gay world itself. i didnt understand and wasnt interested in the mirc, clubbing etc. and at that age, that shelf and its books were it. there was some innocence to that. they stopped the AL section in kino a few years ago. i should have been there to send it off. place a flower or pop a champagne.
at south yarra, i didnt know what to buy. i was spoilt for choice.
Posted by Dominic at 8:55 PM