After being disappointed by a complete lack of suggestions what to do today from my trusted Steemians, I decided to head up to Abbotsford, working off a tip I'd received that they know a thing or two about beer up there.
Having been stuck in the CBD for so long, it was really refreshing to be in a nice laid back suburban bit of town, especially as I am travelling on my own. You can start to feel a bit conspicous in the city centre, constantly going places just by yourself.
I started off in a decent place called The Vic, where the beer, food, music, people, and atmosphere were all good, although it was a tad expensive. 2 beers, a burger and small fries took me over 50 bucks.
I then tried to go look at the Carlton brewery bar, but as it was pushing 5pm on a Sunday it was already closed, and not a fantastic part of town to be wandering around solo.
After that I went to find moondog, which has to be one of the stand-out discoveries of my entire trip. The beer was great and sensibly priced, the folks were sound as fcuk, the surroundings were eclectic but chilled, and there was a freakin roller disco going on in the other room!! I could have gotten in for $18 including skate hire, but decided to let the younger cooler folks have their fun unmolested.
In just a few hours, Abbotsford managed to promote itself from being just another Melbourne suburb that i'd never bothered to visit, to one of the places I will always make time for if I am back here again. I guess it reminded me of Camden, in London, with it's relaxed but committed approach to doing something different and worthwhile, and standing out from all the other tedious suburbs that really aren't worth your effort.
