17. (Early) Birthday Dinner in Melbourne

Lindsay and Denis (Amanda's father) share a birthday - Jan 2 - and so we had much to celebrate! We took the tram into downtown Melbourne -- a great way to get an overview of much of the area and the landmarks (thanks, Denis!)

Lindsay and I posed in front of the famous station, and then we headed off to the restaurant.

The restaurant was down a narrow side lane, where the lane walls were covered in "street art" and I swear we would never have found this place if Amanda hadn't guided us there. Once inside, what a great place! At Movido, a very popular, award-winning Spanish tapas restaurant, we were treated to plate after plate of small tastes, each more wonderful than the one before. They even had a separate set of tapas for the dreaded vegetarian ;-) ... and Lindsay tried some very unusual foods. At the end, we just couldn't eat any more.

We had cosmos, wine, lots of yummy food, and lively conversation... a perfect evening! And we stayed up very late... Dinner was at 8:30, and I have to confess that Lindsay and I have been turning in early most nights -- not much later than that!

I think Lindsay enjoyed her fancy birthday dinner. I know I did!