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Unfinished Melbourne: Day 4
Soundtrack: “Unfinished Sympathy”, Massive Attack Today was kind of a rest day, in that I had definite leg tireds so hoped to not walk so much. I decided that if I wasn’t going back to the old breakfast favourite cafe, I’d be totally promiscuous and not even go back to yesterday’s spot. Instead I crossed the laneway to a place offering middle eastern style eggs. These came out in a scorching hot dish, swimming with meatballs in a tomato sauce, along with some creamy labneh. With a couple of fingers of crusty bread on the side it was a decent way to start the day. Probably not every day, though…
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Baltics24: Day 1: Stockholm
It was a long day. The flights were all the goodness that business class delivers, and Thai airlines do a solid job of that. The obligatory champagne before the flight, then a number of solid menu options, helpful staff always ready to top up glasses, and comfy if a little narrow lie-flat seats. Nothing to complain about there really, though their selection of Korean movies is perhaps a little less than with Singapore. I still managed to catch the solidly entertaining Miss Fortune (who doesn’t love a mix of comedy, con artist, and mother-daughter bonding action) , as well as the action-packed Japanese Revolver Lily, set in 1920s Japan. The…
