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• Grossi Florentino: Interview with Guy Grossi

  

  Grossi Florentino has always enchanted me: there is something quite magical about eating a delicious Italian meal in a room with such a resounding sense of... Read more

  The 23 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
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• Old Treasury Building

  

  I have just received news that Melbourne Open House (MOH) attracted a record 65,000 visitors this year! Despite the long queues at some of the sites (and a... Read more

  The 29 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
  

• The Block Arcade: The Hopetoun Tea Rooms

  

  The Hopetoun Tea Rooms is one of the greatest treasures of the Block Arcade. The salon has been part of the Block's history from the very beginning as it... Read more

  The 16 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
  

• The Block Arcade: Spectacular Ceilings

  

  This is Part 3 of my series on the Block Arcade. For Part 1, click here For Part 2, click hereThe Collins Street entrance to the Block Arcade is flanked by two... Read more

  The 16 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
  

• Keep Cool with Grattachecca!

  

  Italian ices, known as granite (plural), are a popular cold Italian specialty among tourists and Italians alike. A granita (singular) is similar to a slushee,... Read more

  The 12 July 2010 by   Spqrtravel
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• Collage/ Memory

  

  Such fun making this collage: Top Row. Left to Right: A painting by Motisi whose little shop is up by the Mellah Market, an urn at the Jardin Majorelle, hats... Read more

  The 20 July 2010 by   Elizabethwix
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• View from the Top: 101 Collins Street

  

  As part of Melbourne Open House 2010, the boardroom on level 23 of the 101 Collins Street skyscraper was opened up to the public. Read more

  The 31 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
  

• Rome Celebrates Caravaggio

  

  July 18, 2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610). To honour the Baroque artist, the Borghese Gallery... Read more

  The 18 July 2010 by   Spqrtravel
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• The Block Arcade: The Basement

  

  In the previous post, I discussed the history of the Block Arcade from when it was built in 1892-93. But what about beforehand? Read more

  The 16 July 2010 by   Melbournecurious
  

• Courtyard/Dining Room from Above

  

  Painted doors, window grilles, cut plaster work.......... We often used to eat in the courtyard which was open to the sky. Our dining room furniture was all mad... Read more

  The 29 July 2010 by   Elizabethwix
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