Day two began with a search for a cafe for breakfast and a stroll up Brunswick street. Brunswick street is like the Newtown of Melbourne and pretty much every vegan cafe on my list was located there. We already had plans to meet up with our friend, Bella, at Vegie bar so we just wanted to find somewhere to grab a quick breakfast. Unfortunately, Smith and Daughters, the place on my list that I really wanted to try was closed on Mondays. Struck again by the Australian business model of needing to be closed all the time. We ended up at a cafe called The Black Cat on Brunswick Street. It was extremely aesthetically pleasing which is the first thing I look for in a cafe. Aesthetics first, food second. They were just putting up the menu and had a vegan option so I was sold. I totally forget what was inside of it, but it was a wrap of some description. Here's a really boring photo of it. Anyways, it was really good!! They seemed to change the menu everyday though so if you are looking to try it, it might not be on the menu, but I'm sure they have lots of other delicious options as well.  

Ok so I guess there was like cucumber... lettuce.... some red sauce? I should've written this down.

This was our bench at the cafe.. felt like we were in a rainforest. Amazing aesthetics.

After breakfast we continued to make our way up Brunswick street, checking out a bunch of cute boutiques. We came across a book store called The Book Grocer that had all books for $10. Books in Australia are way more expensive than in Canada, so this was like a gift from heaven. Unfortunately I couldn't find the two books that I wanted - Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling and #GIRLBOSS by Sophia Amoruso - but I couldn't just leave empty handed. I ended up buying The Taxidermist's Daughter by Kate Mosse. It's a gothic fiction and looked really intriguing so I thought I would give it a go. I really want to get back into reading a lot so if you do have any book recommendations please let me know. The Book Grocer has an online store which I am definitely going to try out soon. They also have a few locations throughout Melbourne so if you are in the area and keen for a cheap book i definitely recommend checking them out. I promise this isn't sponsored or anything I just love book stores - especially cheap ones.

Heaven is a place on earth.

After going into just about every shop on Brunswick street we finally reached Vegie Bar and met up with our friend, Bella. This was our first time meeting her outside of Twitter so it was super exciting. Internet friends are so fun because when you meet them it's really just like old friends catching up. Unfortunately, I was still full from my meal at The Black Cat but I couldn't possibly be in a vegan restaurant without ordering a single thing. So, I just ordered a Matcha Milkshake which was really yummy and refreshing. It was a toss up between that and a Coconut Choc Milkshake - but I knew I would probably regret the chocolate one because a lot of the time my eyes are bigger than my appetite. I actually made a poll on Twitter to try and decide. Most people went for Coconut Choc so naturally I chose the opposite. Next time I'm in Melbourne I will definitely go back to Vegie Bar and I will make sure I don't eat a thing before I go.

Sooooooo yum.

We tried so hard to take a pic without sun spots we were truly standing behind a bus shelter and still failed.

Melbourne is known for it's alleyways and graffiti. As I mentioned in my last post there are tons of hidden bars and cafes, and a lot of these are in the alleyways. We decided to go on a hunt for the graffiti alleys, hoping to enhance our Instagram photos, of course. The most famous alleyway is Hosier Lane so we went to that one first. We then just continued to make our way through Flinders Lane checking out any graffiti we came across. This is definitely something I recommend checking out if you're ever in Melbourne. It's pretty cool because people are constantly creating new artwork so you'll likely never see the same graffiti twice if you visit more than once.

Waiting for Senpai.

Just your everyday George Costanza-inspired graffiti.

And finally, we ended our day by going down to the harbour and checking out Crown Casino. This is well, a casino, and also the hotel where pretty much every celebrity who visits Melbourne stays at. Remember a few weeks ago when Kylie and Kendall were in Australia and were staying in a massive penthouse? Yeah, thats where they were staying. We just decided to walk through the casino, and once I saw Nobu Sushi I knew it was where Kylie and Kendall had stayed. Don't worry - one day when I'm rich and famous I'll stay in that same penthouse. We then headed back to our Airbnb as we had a super early morning the next day - but more about that later.

My amazing, totally not blurry, photography.