{"id":2288,"date":"2012-12-13T01:11:01","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T17:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mayl.id.au\/?page_id=2288"},"modified":"2017-08-17T21:49:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T13:49:51","slug":"melbourne-pg-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mayl.id.au\/?page_id=2288","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne Pg 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday 23rd<\/p>\n

We slept well and then breakfasted on toasted rolls and honey, which made a bit of a change LOL We had actually had a fruit platter for breakfast the day after the \u2018supermarket\u2019 shop, but I forgot to mention it, and\u2026 what the heck!<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019d planned to catch the red tourist bus but the trouble was that one brochure said they ran every half hour (? don\u2019t quote me!), and another said they ran every 15 minutes (or was it 20?, but anyway you get my drift. And even if they\u2019d both said the same thing, neither of them told you where they started from, nor what time, even approximately, they would arrive at each stop.<\/p>\n

So, once we were showered and ready, we headed off to the stop just the other side of Queens Bridge. Even if this was the first stop on the journey we were waaaaay too early, and hate sitting around for no reason so we decided to start walking the route it would take and stop at the bus stop we deemed the best idea at the time. We walked about 1.5 kms and ended up at the stop marked No.1 on the brochure, and there was a red bus! You know how it is when they\u2019re at the stop and you\u2019re still quite a distance away\u2026 we hurried to get there, but the driver got out of the bus as we got closer. To cut straight to the point, his name was David and he was a really lovely guy. We ended up having a wonderful chat to him for about 10 mins until it was time for him to go. And we chatted as we drove along too. Until the next stop. People came from everywhere and were jammed on like sardines. David came and shared my seat with me, which was built for 1\u00bd slim people, and neither of us are quite that LOL<\/p>\n

As we travelled along the bus driver David (not mine) made a few announcements about what we were passing and pointed out places of interest, and we were very happy to stay on with him. If he had been grumpy we probably would have got off a lot sooner and seen things along the way, but as it happens, one of the main things we wanted to see this day was the Queen Victoria Markets so we stayed on board all the way to those.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d been told these were large, and the idea of having any market that is open 5 days a week was quite new to us. We only have weekend markets in Perth so far as I\u2019m aware. The QV Markets were divided into sections so that there was a massive section for clothes, knick-knacks, gifts etc; another for fruit and veg, another for meat and yet another for delicatessen items. We\u2019d been dropped in the clothing and gift section, which suited us fine.<\/p>\n

We really enjoyed walking up and down the long laneways between the stalls and seeing all of the very exciting things for sale. We bought a few gifts ready for Christmas as well as some \u2018I\u2019ve been on holiday\u2019 presents for the grandchildren. The atmosphere was really good and, although it was fairly busy, it certainly was not push-and-shove country so we had a good time. We were probably walking up and down for about an hour I think and it started to get time for some morning tea\/lunch. Perfect timing, and we came upon a \u2018pizza by the slice\u2019 stall that had a few small tables that we could sit at to eat, so we did.<\/p>\n

\"Pizza

Pizza by the Slice<\/p><\/div>\n

A \u2018slice\u2019 of pizza had meant a quarter, which was a bit of a surprise.\u00a0 The pizza wasn\u2019t outstanding but wasn\u2019t bad either, and the coffee was pretty good.\u00a0 And this was a market, not fine dining, so we were happy.\u00a0 It was good to sit for a while too.<\/p>\n

This pretty much also marked the end of the part of the markets that we wanted to see.\u00a0 We couldn\u2019t buy food and bring it home, and tomorrow was flying day so there was no time even to eat anything we took back to our room.\u00a0 There were a few things we\u2019d seen on the way around that we now wanted to buy and we were pretty proud of how well we found those stalls again \u2013 and the load fitted easily into David\u2019s backpack and my handbag.<\/p>\n

And then we set off walking.\u00a0 On the red bus we had passed through Lygon Street, which, David the bus driver told us, was the famous dining area of Melbourne.\u00a0 There were over 360 restaurants on this one street!!!\u00a0 I had said to David a few days before that if you decided to eat your way around Melbourne, a new restaurant or caf\u00e9 for every meal, that it would take \u2018quite some time\u2019.\u00a0 Well now we knew there was a year\u2019s worth of dinners just in this one road!<\/p>\n

But as we were heading towards Lygon we decided to take a look at the Exhibition Building.\u00a0 Well wouldn\u2019t you know it?\u00a0 Just as we got there it was closing ROFL\u00a0 We\u2019d already walked quite a distance but carried on, and then came upon a hospital, which reminded David that we had been meaning to watch out for a hospital that\u2019s featured on a TV show that we like named Offspring.\u00a0 We walked all around this hospital but it was not the one so we checked our map and the one we wanted was way back, a little further than the QV Markets that we\u2019d set off from!<\/p>\n

We made the wise choice and decided to wait for the red bus to come around again.\u00a0 It was quite a wait at the stop, and the seat was taken so we stood and fidgeted whilst we waited.\u00a0 The driver was not David \ud83d\ude41\u00a0 And if we thought the last one had been packed, this one was ridiculous!\u00a0 I grinned at David and said \u201cNow you know how your passengers feel!\u201d and he grinned back.\u00a0 We could not *wait* to get off the thing, which was a lot easier said than done \u2013 there was a lady closer to the door trying to get off with her baby and pram whilst half a dozen people at the stop were totally determined that they were going to get on that bus.\u00a0 I just don\u2019t understand the mentality of these people.\u00a0 Even if only for selfish reasons that they\u2019ll have more room when they get on, you\u2019d think they\u2019d let people get off the bus (train\/tram\/whatever) first \u2013 wouldn\u2019t you???<\/p>\n

We walked, we found the right hospital, we circled its entire city block, but we could not find the oft-featured balcony from the TV show!\u00a0 And we had to cross the road to save us from being bowled over by a hoard of senior school students who obviously needed to come past us to get to their bus or tram stop.<\/p>\n

We were not going to get back on a red bus again, I can tell you, so we set off walking yet again.\u00a0 Just as we went to cross a road, around came a red bus and it was the other David driving it.\u00a0 He gave us a huge wave with a massive grin, and we returned both.\u00a0 And we walked, and we walked, and we walked some more.\u00a0 Always happily admiring the scenery around us, until we did finally reach Lygon Street.<\/p>\n

It was now about 4pm, so too late for lunch and too early for dinner, but we walked along to see what there was to see and were perhaps considering an ice cream.\u00a0 But you know what\u2019s coming; most of these restaurants had kerb-side seating and many of the people walking by were smoking.\u00a0 We find this a bit confusing because the laws in Australia are that there is no smoking allowed where food is served.\u00a0 Yet people walking by don\u2019t count!\u00a0 All of a sudden I noticed a restaurant on the other side of the road with a really decent indoor eating area so we crossed eagerly and discovered it was an Italian restaurant.\u00a0 Not David\u2019s top choice usually, but he seemed happy so we sat down and were going to have coffee and cake.<\/p>\n

But along came the waiter and gave us meal menus, so we had half a look and they had gnocchi which sounded very nice so we decided we\u2019d earned an early dinner and would indeed eat here.\u00a0 The waiter was gorgeous and really friendly, without being in our faces.\u00a0 We soon found out that his name was Tony, and he pretended that he didn\u2019t know where Perth was LOL\u00a0 We ordered a garlic bread and our gnocchi and David started with a white wine as well.\u00a0 We also got some mineral water, which we took quite a fancy to on this holiday (and since actually).\u00a0 The water David was carrying around for us was quite warm by this stage.<\/p>\n

\"Cheers!\"

Cheers!<\/p><\/div>\n

That\u2019s a well-stocked bar isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 The garlic bread arrived just seconds before the meals.\u00a0 We prefer to have it as an entr\u00e9e.\u00a0 And, particularly for an Italian restaurant, it wasn\u2019t really garlic bread as we know it.\u00a0 The bread was cut through, but the garlic butter only appeared to be brushed over the top crust!<\/p>\n

\"Garlic

Garlic Bread – Allegedly<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019m afraid it was only passable.<\/p>\n

Very, very fortunately, I ordered gnocchi pesto, because the gnocchi olive tapenade had sounded nice, but I thought the olive tapenade would have been on the side.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t, it was mixed through and *very* generously with the olives, which I detest LOL\u00a0 So we both enjoyed our gnocchi very much and it really was the freshest and most beautiful gnocchi that we\u2019ve ever had.\u00a0 For David to enjoy Italian food really is a compliment!<\/p>\n

\"Gnocchi

Gnocchi with Olive Tapenade<\/p><\/div>\n

I don\u2019t know if I should name the restaurant after dissing their garlic bread, but I\u2019ve praised the gnocchi so here you are\u2026 it was named Copperwood.\u00a0 And I thoroughly recommend the waiter Tony also!\u00a0 Then David ordered a coffee liqueur for me \u2013 after telling Tony that I don\u2019t drink \u2013 which he\u2019d remembered LOL\u00a0 David had another glass of wine as well and when my coffee arrived it was the prettiest thing I\u2019ve ever seen!<\/p>\n

\"Coffee

Coffee Liqueur<\/p><\/div>\n

Usually they\u2019re served already made in a mug, but this one had the separate ingredients and was absolutely a picture!\u00a0 I had great pleasure from photographing it, which is just as well, because I\u2019d asked for Kahlua as my alcohol and I\u2019m totally positive that is not what I got.\u00a0 I\u2019m no expert on spirits so couldn\u2019t tell you what I did get, but it was not the same as any Kahlua I\u2019ve had in the past and was a little too strong for me.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t manage to finish it and gave the last quarter to David, but had not enjoyed the rest as I should have done.<\/p>\n

And then we could delay no more and set off again for the long walk back to the hotel.\u00a0 We were kind of wondering what we\u2019d done by having dinner so early, but such is life LOL\u00a0 Or was it actually a late lunch?<\/p>\n

We travelled different roads on the way back and saw the Old Gaol \u2013 but it was closed ROFL.\u00a0 This is the gaol where Ned Kelly was held and I did read on a wall plaque that his mother was also a prisoner during the time that Ned was hanged for his crimes.\u00a0 What terrible, terrible times they must have been.\u00a0 I don\u2019t care to let my mind wander there very much \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

\"Old

Old Melbourne Gaol<\/p><\/div>\n

I think this may have been the roof of their church, or where those sentenced to death were hung.\u00a0 Because it was shut we did not get to find out.\u00a0 Either way, it was sad to see this historic old place surrounded by all the tall city buildings.\u00a0 We can only imagine the things that these walls have seen in all these years.<\/p>\n

\"Old

Old Melbourne Gaol<\/p><\/div>\n

And from there we walked through the grounds of RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) and just headed in the general direction of our hotel, but when we reached one cross roads and looked up where we were on the map we had both completely lost our sense of direction.\u00a0 I thought we needed to turn right on this road and David thought we should turn left.\u00a0 Or was it the other way around?\u00a0 We ummed and aahhed for a few moments and then decided to ask someone.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t know either, but a second someone pointed to our left and we were back on our way again.\u00a0 I took a photo of the traffic lights on this intersection because I could not believe my eyes!<\/p>\n

\"Signs

Signs & Too Many Traffic Lights<\/p><\/div>\n

And the only exciting thing that we saw after this was an organised protest, which had heaps of police around just to keep an eye on things, and this row of police horses, which upset me a bit to think of how these poor, innocent animals could potentially be hurt in a skirmish.\u00a0 And that got me to thinking how horses had been used for wars in the past and then it was definitely time to turn to cheerier thoughts!<\/p>\n

\"Police

Police Horses<\/p><\/div>\n

Oh, look at that architecture!!!<\/p>\n

In actual fact I did take quite a few photos of amazing old architecture in Melbourne.\u00a0 There were some beautifully ornate buildings \u2013 in fact many of them!\u00a0 Perth tear them all down I\u2019m afraid to say, but the Melbourne buildings were all taller so perhaps they were still serving useful enough purposes to justify their footprint, whereas the Perth ones were mostly 1 or 2 floors and I guess they felt it better to replace them with tall modern things.\u00a0 Anyway, architectural photography doesn\u2019t seem to be my forte so I won\u2019t show you most of them, but here\u2019s my favourite one.<\/p>\n

\"One

One of the many Beautiful Architectural Arches in Melbourne<\/p><\/div>\n

We finally arrived back at the hotel, a little weary of foot, but happy that we\u2019d managed to fit a lot into this day as well, and see more of this city that we\u2019d come to visit.\u00a0 We\u2019d come to Melbourne because it was the remaining mainland state of Australia that we had not seen, and to see why everyone raved on about how lovely Melbourne is.\u00a0 And we have to agree!\u00a0 We didn\u2019t come close to seeing it all in our week.<\/p>\n

From our room I tried to take a photo of our last sunset in Melbourne.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t turn out a prize-winning shot \u2013 it never was going to be, but it was rather pretty all the same.<\/p>\n

\"Last

Last Victorian Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n

On this day we walked, at the very least, 12 kms.<\/p>\n

Saturday 24th<\/sup> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Our last morning, and we needed to check out by 10am so of course we woke early.\u00a0 Early enough that we decided to run once more around the beautiful, beautiful river, stretched out below our hotel window.\u00a0 Even though our legs were rather tired from all we\u2019d asked of them in this week, we just couldn\u2019t pass up the opportunity to enjoy the Yarra views one last time.\u00a0 It was early and cool \u2013 just the right temperature for running well and we made the most of it.\u00a0 We took the almost 5km route of a couple of days before, Market St, right to Kings Bridge, down the south side of the river to Swan St and then along the north side of the river and back to the hotel.\u00a0 We even ran up the fairly short but steep part of Market Street all the way to the hotel door.\u00a0 It was our \u2018victory lap\u2019 praise to such a beautiful location.<\/p>\n

Then we showered, checked all of the cupboards, bathroom and wardrobe for our belongings, and on checking the fridge, threw the remainder of the margarine in the bin.\u00a0 We hate waste, but obviously the room service lady wouldn\u2019t want it.<\/p>\n

We quickly and efficiently packed our cases, with the exception, it would seem, of one pair of David\u2019s socks and the padlock from my case \u2013 both of which seem to have completely vaporised!\u00a0 In fact neither of us remembered taking the padlock off of my case when we reached Melbourne, so maybe it had snapped off in transit.\u00a0 Nothing was missing, or more scary, added, to my luggage so it made no difference to anyone.<\/p>\n

We checked out before 10 but asked the hotel to keep our cases until the airport transfer bus was to come for us at 12:30 and then went around the corner to a little caf\u00e9 we\u2019d noticed on the way back from our run.\u00a0 Although the food was incredibly slow to arrive, the full breakfast was a good size for an incredibly small price, and the staff were friendly as well.\u00a0 We were sorry we had not found this place before because we may not have bothered with all that toast LOL<\/p>\n

After our food and then enjoying a coffee we headed to Southgate to see if we could get a new padlock for my suitcase, but there was nothing of this sort of shop there and time was beginning to get a bit short so we headed back towards the city side of the river.\u00a0 Here are some things worth sharing that we saw along the way.\u00a0 We\u2019d seen the 2nd<\/sup> and 3rd<\/sup> things many times by now, but it was only now that I took the photos to share.<\/p>\n

This item, however, we had not seen before and it made me laugh!<\/p>\n

\"Yup!\"

Yup!<\/p><\/div>\n

These blue bike parking stations were scattered throughout the city and the instructions said that if you swipe your credit card you can take a bike and, as long as you park it every 30 minutes at any parking station, it will only cost you $2 for the day.\u00a0 You could leave it at any station when you were finished with it, you did not have to return it to the one where you picked it up.\u00a0 What a fabulous idea!!!<\/p>\n

\"Rent-a-Bike

Rent-a-Bike Station<\/p><\/div>\n

And Melbourne is very, very famous for its \u2018hook turns\u2019.\u00a0 This is because the trams occupy the centre lanes of the roads in the city block, or in fact other suburbs where they run.\u00a0 So you can\u2019t sit in the right-hand lane of a road waiting to turn right because you\u2019ll be holding up the trams.\u00a0 You can\u2019t sit in the centre lane because you\u2019ll be holding up the people wanting to go straight ahead.\u00a0 So you sit in the left-most lane and wait for the lights to turn orange, check everywhere and then fly across the intersection quickly before the opposite lights turn green.\u00a0 Everyone around Australia will warn you against driving in Melbourne city because of these and proclaim that they make no sense and are confusing or are possessed of evil but, honestly, it made every sense and, as long as you have your wits about you \u2013 and shouldn\u2019t we all when we\u2019re driving? \u2013 then I can\u2019t see any problem at all.\u00a0 Here\u2019s one of the signs\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Melbourne's

Melbourne’s Famous Hook Turn<\/p><\/div>\n

And if you\u2019re in a right-hand drive country, remember that our right turns are the turns where you have to cross oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n

Back to what we were up to\u2026 we were starting to despair of finding anywhere that sold padlocks in the short time remaining to us but, on the last corner we were willing to turn, there was an OfficeWorks.\u00a0 Not only that, but a really helpful lady that worked in there who walked us directly to the padlocks.\u00a0 Thank goodness, because that shop was like a labyrinth!\u00a0 We gratefully chose our weapon and headed back to the hotel, much relieved that we would be able to lock my case!<\/p>\n

We had a bit of a wait for the airport transfer bus \u2013 better that than rushing and\/or missing it!!!\u00a0 And the driver was really friendly when he arrived.\u00a0 He was even more friendly when we got to the next stop and he had absolutely nowhere to park!\u00a0 He stopped in the road \u2013 and nobody beeped at him! \u2013 and there were an older couple waiting to get on so David leapt out and grabbed their cases and helped them aboard.\u00a0 The driver was hugely appreciative!<\/p>\n

We drove around a bit and picked up other people, but then got a rude shock.\u00a0 This little bus drove us into, and around the back of, the main train station.\u00a0 Here was an underground parking area with the longest row of angle parked coaches that I\u2019ve ever seen (except for the buses at one station in Singapore).<\/p>\n

At the very end of these the driver opened the door and politely booted us all out, telling us to get a ticket from the booth \u2018over there\u2019 and then line up for a bigger bus that would take us to the airport.\u00a0 Oh! \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

David grabbed the cases for both older couples \u2013 yes, there had been another pair that he\u2019d helped as well \u2013 as well as getting our cases, and unloaded them all.\u00a0 Then went to buy our tickets whilst I stayed with our cases.\u00a0 When he came back to me he asked for a bandaid.\u00a0 One of the other people\u2019s bags had gashed his finger.\u00a0 That didn\u2019t seem very fair considering he\u2019d been kindly helping everyone, but such is life.<\/p>\n

There was a friendly girl organising us into 2 queues and after about 10 minutes a \u2018bendy bus\u2019 showed up and she put one queue on the front door and our queue on the back.\u00a0 The bus truly was little short of a cattle carter, with 2 large luggage racks that were barely up to the task and barely sufficient seating, but soon enough we were rattling along on the way to the main highway out to the airport.\u00a0 I began to feel a bit sick, which is most unlike me in a road vehicle these days!\u00a0 It was probably all the bus fumes from the underground bus park!\u00a0 The friendly driver had told us that the country trains were all out of action this day so that\u2019s why there were so many coaches \u2013 they were having to replace the trains.<\/p>\n

Once we\u2019d travelled for about 5 minutes I began to feel OK again, thank goodness, though I did have a travel sickness bag in my handbag.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t everyone? ROFL\u00a0 And then we both began to wonder if the bus stopped at only one place at the airport and we\u2019d have difficulty finding the terminus we wanted.\u00a0 And I know that David will use this whole journey as ammunition for his cause in the future that he\u2019d wanted to take a taxi all along \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Once we began to approach the airport there was an announcement, made for those with undamaged hearing, not us! \u2013 but we *thought* we\u2019d picked out the words \u2018Qantas Terminal\u2019 and \u2018mumble, mutter Terminal\u2019 so were fairly confident we\u2019d be OK.\u00a0 And we were!<\/p>\n

After having to ask for help at Perth Airport to do the self-serve check-in, we marched confidently up to the machines, only to have it fail on the first baggage label request.\u00a0 So we had to ask for help again anyway.\u00a0 Oh well.<\/p>\n

Other than that, check-in went well and we found a Krispy Kreme donut place and determined that after nearly 10 years of hearing how fabulous these are we were going to try one each!\u00a0 I chose a flavour, only to be told that they didn\u2019t have any of these today, they\u2019d filled that shelf with extra of \u2018cookies and cream flavour\u2019 so I said OK to one of those.\u00a0 David chose an \u2018apple pie\u2019 flavour and we bought a coffee each.\u00a0 Well, for all the hype, those donuts sure were ordinary!!!\u00a0 But they filled the waiting time quite well.<\/p>\n

However, while you\u2019re waiting with us there are a few more photos that were not suitable to fit in earlier in the story so I\u2019ll put them in here\u2026<\/p>\n

The hotel had a gym and the one time we tried to go to it, it was closed.\u00a0 How many times have I said that during this story?\u00a0 Quite a lot I think!\u00a0 Anyway, you could get to the gym by going down in a lift, or \u2018via stairs\u2019.\u00a0 We chose the stairs.\u00a0 Now this is not strictly accurate, but it\u2019s a decent approximation of how the journey went.\u00a0 Through the door, down 3 steps, turn right, up 4 steps, turn left, down 10 steps, turn, down 10 steps, turn, up 5 steps, turn, through another door, down 4 steps, approach gym door to find it locked.\u00a0 It shut 5 minutes ago!\u00a0 Shrug and hope you can find your way back again!!!<\/p>\n

But along the way we found this fire door.\u00a0 Fire doors are for escaping if the building is in flames, right?\u00a0 Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section ROFL<\/p>\n

\"Let's

Let’s Pray Not!<\/p><\/div>\n

And also 3 pictures of the Casino.\u00a0 We went in here on 2 occasions for a look around and I took these shots, which I thought were quite pretty.\u00a0 A shiny pillar in one foyer that reflected thousands of tiny silvery shapes suspended from the ceiling.\u00a0 And this beautiful light fitting made of thick oblongs of (you guess because I\u2019m not sure) glass\/crystal\/perspex\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Shiny

Shiny Pillar in Crown Casino<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Pretty

Pretty Light Fitting in Crown Casino<\/p><\/div>\n

And then this one of mirrors facing one another in the ladies room.<\/p>\n

\"Never

Never Ending Mirrors in Crown Casino<\/p><\/div>\n

The flight home was rather bumpy.\u00a0 Not enough for the cabin crew to have to bolt themselves down in the back of the plane, but just a bit rough, until we crossed the WA coast at Esperence and then it got bumpier still and I started to wonder if I should take another travel sickness tablet.\u00a0 But there was so little time still to go \u2013 about 40 minutes I think.<\/p>\n

The descent and landing were the roughest we\u2019ve had in years and my stomach was getting a bit unhappy, and I was trying to keep my head in order and not worry about being sick but, thankfully we did eventually land, and did eventually stop \u2013 though we wondered there for a while as we continued to pelt down the runway!<\/p>\n

Collect luggage, taxi to David\u2019s parents, have a cuppa, tell them briefly about the holiday, and then start the drive home.\u00a0 Well the clouds came over really dark and menacing.<\/p>\n

\"Stormy

Stormy Greeting to Perth<\/p><\/div>\n

And we\u2019d just pulled into our garage by literally about 3 seconds when we heard what Perth had in store to greet us.\u00a0 Hail stones!\u00a0 And quite large ones at that!!!<\/p>\n

\"Hail

Hail Stones at Home<\/p><\/div>\n

The poor dog didn\u2019t know whether to be beside herself with joy at seeing us \u2013 and she was \u2013 or worried because we were insisting on going outside to marvel at the hail.\u00a0 We were under a patio looking out at it, not getting hit on the head!<\/p>\n

And that is the end of another holiday.\u00a0 Until July when we\u2019re off to Phuket again.\u00a0 I hope you\u2019ve enjoyed reading what we got up to, and thank you so much for sharing the journey and our adventures with us.\u00a0 Please do write a comment, we love to see who writes and what you all have to say!<\/p>\n

Oh and if you\u2019ve read the whole story of Melbourne, you\u2019ve also viewed 122 photos.\u00a0 Just thought you may like to know \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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