FF:VIC For the Melbournians.

Within our humble city of Melbourne, there are many a place to rest thy ass and just sit around and do nothing. Essentially the question is, where do you like to hang out in Melbourne?

Persoanally I'm partial to Chapel Street myself as it's close and has several good stores for buying Star Wars, like Comic's R Us and Alteranate Worlds. While Sometimes I am tempted to just go into the CBD for Minotaur or to enjoy the wonderful facilities at Jeff Kennet's house of Sin...er I mean Crown.

So where do you hang out, what are your favourite places to dine and where do recommend to the rest of us?

I work for Coles Myer Ltd. - head office - which is on Toorak Road, but live in Berwick - so the only time I really go to the city is after work or on the weekends.

Chapel Street is close to work, and I love the Jam Factory, especially Borders.

Chadstone is close to work as well, and there is a Borders there as well.

I also love going to Minotaur when I get the chance, but haven't gone in about 6 months...

I go to Chapel st. Borders all the time. The Jam Factory rocks, especially that Chinese place. Best Mongolion Satay ever.

I also live pretty close to the Coles Myer building. Which is ironic because when I was little, I used to call that building Vader's palace. Due to it being all black, evil looking and on top of a hill. It's just the place the Dark Lord of the Sith would make his pad, if he lived in Melbourne.

Actually, the buildings does have the nickname "Death Star" and "Battlestar Gallactica"!

"Actually, the buildings does have the nickname "Death Star" "

Is this because inside it sit the heads of Target, K-Mart, Myer, and Coles all planning around a table on how to wipe out Safeway and David Jones,who have stolen the building plans?

BTW The Myer Mansion that is used for business parties and stuff is at the end of my street. At the corner of Stradbroke Avenue and Clendon Road. Nice house, it's freakin huge.

LOL!

My school's on Chapel St, so I spend a bit of time down there when I've got nothing better to do, ie. free periods. It seems Chapel St is quite a popular place for us Victorian FFers.

BTW, if you haven't already, go to BBNT on Toorak Rd. That place makes awesome burgers.

2. Questions.

What school do you go to. And where is this famed burgur place, I may have to try it out.

I work on Chapel St. It is great for people watching but I don't really like hanging out there as it is a little to close to work.
St Kilda for mine. Great for just hanging out & getting something to eat!

I go to Melbourne High, which owns the South Yarra Sports Centre up the top end of Chapel St, hence the reason I can walk out of my class and onto Chapel.

In answer to your second question, BBNT is on Toorak Rd, opposite Claremont St. It's not far from South Yarra station.

Either the Water Sports Center at Patterson Lakes, Mordialloc Pier, the beach from Mentone to Chelsea. And Southland.

i know its not exactally melborne, but robinsons is a great place! its my favorite book store!

Hell yeah, Southland rocks too. I hang out there when I can, seeing as I can walk to it.

Hi! A Canadian new to Melbourne here - been in Yarraville for about two weeks now. Personally, I've become rather attached to The Art House, on the corner of Elizabeth and Queensbury.

Chadstone is pretty sweet as well. The only thing they lack is a good comicbook store.

Yeah, Chaddy's good...bloody expensive though!

Speaking of places to hang but a little off the topic, does anyone know where you can get a decent milkshake nowadays, and im not talking the wendys or mc donalds reconstututed ones i mean a real old fashioned milkshake

sorry guys, i double posted

Johhny Rockets now called Soda Rock, down on the corner of Chapel St and Toorak road make the best Vanilla Milkshakes out there. Pankake Parlour also make good chocolate malt ones.

Thanks darth, ill have to try them out sometime

Hawke NC:

You go to Melbourne High?? I just finished there in 2001, I probably saw you in the corridors last year!

Goldberry: Yeah the Arty is good, heaps of ska gigs and HC gigs there.

Personally I like to hangout around the Brunswick St area.

Hawke NC:

You go to Melbourne High?? I just finished there in 2001, I probably saw you in the corridors last year!

Goldberry: Yeah the Arty is good, heaps of ska gigs and HC gigs there.

Personally I like to hangout around the Brunswick St area.

Eww, double poster Because you're a MHSOB now, I won't hold it against you though. Heh...I didn't think there were any MHSers on this forum.

Neither did I. Oh well, I guess there are always a couple of suprises around here.

Melbourne aqurium is a great place if you totally ignore the extortionate prices, theyll even let us dive with the sharks...for a price of corse.

I tend to hang out in the slums of Coburg, though I used to spend a lot of time in Fawkner when I lived there. I go to Chapel when I get the chance, but it means I have to catch the West Preston bus, the Number 19 tram and then the Sandringham line train. Man, I wish I had a car. But I love Just Collectables and Chapel St. Bazzare! Minotaur is also a regular hangout, as well as the Bourke Street area where Mino used to be.