Harley Davidsons, Queen Victoria Market and Vintage Shopping *OR* A Perfect Day in Melbourne

There’s nothing like a Harley ride to wake a girl up in the morn.  And now I know that from experience.

At 8.45 on our second morning in Melbourne, we were met in our hotel by two lovely gents and their chariots: John and Mick and their beautiful Harleys.  We were kitted out with helmets, gloves, and biker jackets.  Up we hopped on the back of the bikes and off we rumbled through the streets of Melbourne.

I was travelling with Mick, and as we rode through the city centre on to the outskirts and towards St Kilda beach, he shouted back tidbits of Melbourne history and local trivia.  We passed The Shrine of Remembrance, around the Albert Park lake which is the site for the Australian Grand Prix, we passed some iconic Melbourne joints like The Espy, and we roared across the West Gate Bridge.  It was brilliant.

Mick and John dropped us off at The Foodies’ Dream Tour meeting point in the fantastic Queen Victoria Market, which is the largest market of its kind in The Southern Hemisphere.  The Foodies’ Dream Tour is a two hour guided walk throughout the entire food part of the market.  It’s an excellent way of getting your bearings, as the place is huge.

Having a knowledgable guide meant that not only did we get to see the food market in its full glory, but we were given some inside information on the workings of the market, we were pointed in the direction of the best stalls, and of course, we got to taste loads of yummy treats on the way!

Here is a tiny bit of the food market in pictures (there were too many things to take photos of so I’ll just give you a basic idea!):

A sample of the Meat, Fish, Fruit and Vegetables…