Ho Ho Holiday Season is here again! It is Xmas time, full of fun, feast and Cheer!
Urban legend says that every Christmas, a cute looking guy called Santa who wears a red and white snow suit and rides reindeer sledge, sneaks every home through a chimney and gifts everyone stuff that they want. I want many a things and going to Australia-Melbourne is biggest of them!
Following the trend, the gifting tradition, I wrote this letter to Santa, stocked away it in a red socks and placed it very close to my fire place along with cookies and milk. I know a lot of Indiblogger members would have written a similar wish to Santa, to make them travel to Melbourne.
So instead I have visualized Melbourne as an "Object of my affection" and written this letter to the lovely city of Melbourne, requesting the gracious Santa to deliver it for me :)
You want to read what I wrote to my beloved Melbourne? Here we go-
Dear Melbourne,
Hope this letter finds you in Pink, Green, Red and all colors splendor of your health.
I have a confession to make. It was a love at first sight and it grew with every additional glance, stronger and deeper. Yes, Dear Melbourne, I am in love and I am in Love with you.
I am told that you are Cosmopolitan, Elegant and Chic, and have passionate soul, welcoming heart. The more I learn about you, the more I fall in love with you. From Thrilling world class events and renowned architecture, to cafe lined streets-capes, verdant park-lands, there is always something new and exciting to discover about you. Reasons are never ending and the spark refuse to fade away. You have been enchanting, charming and every citizen's dream on this globe.
Dear Santa may ask my reason for falling in love with Melbourne. Well there is no single reason for falling in love, as I firmly believe in-
Dear Melbourne,
I don't love you for Fun,
I love you cause you are the "One".
Love you for reason
and the reason is love!
However since Indiblogger-Santa insisted, I would resonate it with-
This post is written for Indiblogger as my reason for falling in love with Melbourne, the most livable city in the world. I have been wanting to go Melbourne but unfortunately have not been there yet, I browsed through the Tourism Victoria' website and taken a flight of fancy [once I was done with gasping away, with eyes and mouth open, exploring the Melbourne Tourism]. Yes, I am besotted with Melbourne and hoping that my secret Santa listens my heartfelt plea and grant me rendezvous with my love, Melbourne.
1) Explorer's Dream Melbourne- Destinations
No matter whatever mood one is in, Melbourne has pocket for everything from it's eclectic precincts to city fringe suburbs. You have Bourke Street Mall for no strings attached retail therapy, to Collin/ Little Collin Street for posh awesome-ness, Chinatown for dumplings and heritage, Docklands for men's empowerment over seas , Flinder's quarter for creativity, Sport precinct for gripping sports, St Kilda Road for Tram stroll, Yarra Precinct for row, rides and picnic, city laneways and more. The CBD area has everything for every one.
City Fringe/suburb offers no less where I can go to Carlton to explore student life, federation history and feast on Taste La Dolce Vita in "little Italy"- Lygon Street and catch an arthouse flick at Cinema Nova. Fitzroy with creative edge has great mix of art galleries, studios, specialist bookshops, the brunch and bar hopping at Brunswick street, Third Drawer Down to browse artful oddities, limited edition art, decal sets and hard to find journals.
Then there is Northcote, North Melbourne, Praharan and Windsor, Port Melbourne, Richmond, Williamstown, Yarraville, Weribee and more
The more I speak of your beautiful destinations, bewitching glory, is less in comparison to the beauty, variety and vanity that you have amassed.
2) Engaging Melbourne- Things To Do at Melbourne
My beloved Melbourne assures that there is "no dull moment" between us with wide range of activities there. It teaches "how to live". Melbourne is a city full of parks, gardens and brilliant historical architecture offering from high-end cuisines to low brow rock gigs, plays, festivals and superb sporting events. The city celebrates everything from Food festival, Art festival to Music and design festivals. I am so much besotted with the awe-inspiring- world's Only edge experience of Eureka Skydeck 88 and Melbourne Aquarium that I want to be there and feel the rush.
I love your nightlife, I love your morning. I am lost in your thoughts, all day through what summer, what spring. You just do not cease to be enchanting and mesmerizing.
I love your nightlife, I love your morning. I am lost in your thoughts, all day through what summer, what spring. You just do not cease to be enchanting and mesmerizing.
3) Melbourne Most Happening- Events
My love Melbourne, you are multi-talented, multi faceted. Melbourne, you are always buzzing with throbbing pulsating life, all across the season. You always excite me with your multi faceted, world class events from sports to fashion, Food and wine and others.
You are running The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier from Oct 2014 to Feb 15, hosting Formula 1 Grand Prix this March, The Asian cup in Melbourne Rectangular stadium on 9th-22 nd Jan 2015, Tennis masterstroke Grand Slam, Australian Open 2015, Disney's The Lion King musical event in Regent Theater in Feb and also, the magnanimous Festival of Sails 22-26 Jan at Geelong for a long weekend of sailing, food, wine and entertainment
Dear Melbourne, you have completely enchanted me with your Art and culture, Food and wine, Entertainment quotient, Shopping extravaganza, Spas, Nature and wildlife, all rounder outdoor activities, history and heritage, Aboriginal Victorian Culture, awesome weather, beautiful architecture that I could not help falling in love with you. With this letter, I am sending you my heart.
They say "a thing of beauty, is joy forever". You are "naturally beautiful and I dream about you, and dream with my open eyes. You are the beauty, bounty, knowledge and blossom. I want to be with you, in your "natural" lap that spreads around Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. I want to disappear in your secret fern glades, towering forests and eclectic villages. Let the love further bloom in it's magnificent, manicured gardens which contains thousands of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and daffodils. The Blue lotus water Garden, RJ Hamer Arboretum , Pirianda garden, Alfred Nicholas Garden and many more. With Boutique wineries around every bend in your valley, picturesque spots, Christmas Hills, Sugarloaf reservoir, there is no end to your charm.
Beloved, Love is in the air and you have swept me me off my feet. I want to not just "Fall" but "rise in love with you. I want to propose you my endless love on a scenic hot air balloon flight in a tranquil silent sunrise, looking over the panoramic view of your vine-laced valley and forest. You simply take my breath away. I hope you will accept my love and call me to your beautiful province.
Beloved, Love is in the air and you have swept me me off my feet. I want to not just "Fall" but "rise in love with you. I want to propose you my endless love on a scenic hot air balloon flight in a tranquil silent sunrise, looking over the panoramic view of your vine-laced valley and forest. You simply take my breath away. I hope you will accept my love and call me to your beautiful province.
Come Let's "Rise in love" and show the world, how Love and Melbourne is such a splendor thing!
With Fondest Regards and Love,
Yours sincerely,
Ekta
This post is written for Indiblogger as my reason for falling in love with Melbourne, the most livable city in the world. I have been wanting to go Melbourne but unfortunately have not been there yet, I browsed through the Tourism Victoria' website and taken a flight of fancy [once I was done with gasping away, with eyes and mouth open, exploring the Melbourne Tourism]. Yes, I am besotted with Melbourne and hoping that my secret Santa listens my heartfelt plea and grant me rendezvous with my love, Melbourne.
Now love is all about sharing and caring. So if you are a reader for my blog, here's an interesting contest for you, where you can win a gift voucher.
The contest: I have mentioned many places in Melbourne [some with links too]. All you have to do is, read my post and answer the question-
"Which of these places would you want to visit in Melbourne and why?".
The contest is till 4th 5th Jan 2015. One best entry will win, a lovely gift voucher. So hurry and participate today.
You can also browse through these YouTube Videos under "Come Alive in Melbourne" while answering the above question. I am posting one of my favorite videos wherein Rohan Joshi is trying to describe the magnificent Melbourne in one word-