One of the things I love to do is to go somewhere new in our city and just walk and explore.

I was going to meet my friend in Ascot Vale to have lunch at a cute cafe called Old Man Andrew in Ascot Vale. As I was early, I stayed on the tram and went ahead to Moonee Ponds which is a northern suburb in Melbourne with a great buzzing shopping centre.

I walked around Queens Park which was the place my mother used to take me as a young girl. I even saw the pool where I learned how to swim and the lake which was a meeting place for those going to the gold fields in late 1800s was still there.

I visited the Collins Bookstore there and had a lovely chat with the staff there before jumping back on the tram and meeting up with my friend afterwards.