Rainy Christmas in Melbourne

Hi guys, how are you doing? It is Christmas and there are shower and ice rain outside right now in my area. I guess God wants to bring Australia some snow It is strange to have ice rain in Christmas but it helps cooling down the temperature which I really like in these hot summer days. Nevertheless, it is sad when seeing the rain in a holiday.

Today I have to go to Phở Hùng Vương in Footscray to have brunch with my classmate-housemate Eddy because most of shops closed early yesterday and we could not buy noodles for our usual meal. Anyway, eating out sometimes, especially Vietnamese food, is good and I enjoy it. I had a Huế Beef Noodle at that restaurant and it was okay. However, I would recommend Cố Đô restaurant, another Vietnamese & Chinese Cuisine in 196 Victoria St, Abbotsford (near North Richmond railway station) if you guys want to have the original taste of Huế Beef Noodle. There are also some nice restaurants in that area for you to discover as well. I used to live in Abbotsford for one month and the only thing I could enjoy is the amazing food there. After finishing our brunch, we went to Little Saigon market to buy some ready-made food, vegetables and fruits for dinner. It is convenient and comfortable to live next to Footscray where you can find lots of traditional Vietnamese and Chinese food style. By the way, I don’t recommend anybody to live inside that area even though it is now much safer than a few years ago.

The theme for the end of the year is shopping all night long I have been to some shopping centres and streets to grab some deals with my buddies for a few days. It is said that many Australian retailers are proving worse service with lower discount comparing to last year. Well, it could be true as many shops around just have about 10% or 20% sales in the holiday season. I wish I could be in the US to enjoy those kinds of crazy sales in the year-end like Black Friday or Christmas and New Year Eve. However, I did not buy as much as my friends (those who got a lot of new shoes, clothes and handbags) because the price is not reasonable for me. For you guys who want to buy something cheaper, especially fashion and footwear, Spencer St (inside Southern Cross railway station), Smith St (Collingwood) and Bridge Rd (Richmond) are the places where you can get some good stuff with acceptable price. Tomorrow is the Boxing Day which is the biggest shopping day for Aussies so that I am going to hang out to buy some cosmetics products for my little sister at Myer. I hope I can find some bargain clothing like shirts and jeans for myself, too. But it will be a hard day with the crowd.

That is my report for the Christmas Day in Melbourne. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!