{"id":2666,"date":"2010-01-19T09:13:49","date_gmt":"2010-01-19T01:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2010-01-19T09:16:29","modified_gmt":"2010-01-19T01:16:29","slug":"back-from-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Back from Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I learnt a few things while in Melbourne:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I could be happy living in an apartment (provided the strata allowed for cats).<\/li>\n<li>The art collector market feels conservative and entirely self-perpetuating.<\/li>\n<li>Artist run spaces tend to shut down over January.<\/li>\n<li>I would like to find a good <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan\">Sichuan<\/a> restaurant in Perth. (Anyone?)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I ate at some good restaurants:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1+1 Dumpling Noodles: Lamb skewers<\/li>\n<li>Ants Bistro: The minister chicken is &#8220;very exciting!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Dainty Sichuan: Garlic cucumber and chicken pieces in dry chilli<\/li>\n<li>Nhu Lan: Vietnamese lunch rolls<\/li>\n<li>(Dim sum place around the corner from 1+1): Gai Lan rice flour rolls<\/li>\n<li>(Fancy restaurant chain from China): Pork and cucumber in chilli oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And I took some photos:<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nick.onetwenty.org\\\/index.php\\\/2010\\\/01\\\/19\\\/back-from-melbourne\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2666 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00429\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00429\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1262982171&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Geometry\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Some building.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00429.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00430\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00430\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1262997687&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Refridgerator door\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;My brother still has the same haircut. :P&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00430.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00431\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2670\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00431\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263010038&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bricks\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;I was a little surprised that there was no graffiti or street art on this wall.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00431.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00433\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00433\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263018299&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OneTwenty?\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Didn&#8217;t get a chance to go in&#8230; plus, this sign should&#8217;ve been much more awesome.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00433.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00434\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00434\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263095632&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Great for vegetarians\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Gai lan and deep-fried dough rice flour rolls. I wonder if they would do this in Perth?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00434.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00435\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00435\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263113441&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"If you fell on the up escalator, you&#8217;d just keep falling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Heidi would find these long escalators frightening (but probably not as frightening as the ones in St. Petersburg.)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00435.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00437\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00437\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263298353&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"I want to make this at home\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pork, cucumber, carrot, sesame seeds, spring onion, chilli, oil. This reminded me of Guangzhou. :D&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00437.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00438\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00438\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263299331&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Golden wok\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;I used to associate the term &#8220;Golden Wok&#8221; with cheesy chinese take-out, but now it reminds me of Sichuan peppercorns.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00438.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00439\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00439\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263358572&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lunch time :D\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;These Vietnamese rolls are my favourite lunch food. I miss Little Devil&#8217;s Bakery back in Sydney&#8230; :(&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00439.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00440\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00440\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263360547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cute\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;My house slippers.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00440.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00441\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00441\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263380994&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mmmm&#8230; bloody\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Rabbit on tap?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00441.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00442\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00442\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263382905&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Not that spicy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;It&#8217;s like a whole bag of dried chilli&#8230; but actually not that spicy. Still one of my favourite foods. ;)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00442.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00443\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00443\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263446308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Soda Rock\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;We went to &#8220;Soda Rock&#8221;, an American-style diner. The food was alright, but they got the portion sizes wrong (too small for the USA!)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00443.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00444\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00444\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263535307&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Neon Genesis building?\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Does this look like Kowura&#8217;s apartment building from Neon Genesis Evangelion?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00444.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00445\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?w=150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"2682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/dsc00445\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"460,345\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Z610i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1263537592&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making It\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This book is awesome. I might buy it.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nick.onetwenty.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/DSC00445.jpg?fit=460%2C345&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Hmmm&#8230; I probably shouldn&#8217;t have made the photos so small&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I learnt a few things while in Melbourne: I could be happy living in an apartment (provided the strata allowed for cats). The art collector market feels conservative and entirely self-perpetuating. Artist run spaces tend to shut down over January. I would like to find a good Sichuan restaurant in Perth. (Anyone?) I ate at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/2010\/01\/19\/back-from-melbourne\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Back from Melbourne&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paLsRH-H0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2666"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2699,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2666\/revisions\/2699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nick.onetwenty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}