The Wedding.

The Wedding was held at the

British Consulate.

A fabulous service!

The Boys exchanging rings.

Signing the registry.

The Happy Brooms.

My Lot on the Treasury Steps.

Mr & Mrs Dewsnap

flew in from Adelaide.

L to R

Aunt Julie, Julian, Hazel, Robert & Mark

Alison, Self, Deborah & Anthony.

This is what happens when Mario gets the camera....

Mother & Son

Don't they look swish !

The Cake...

much better with faces!

And so they were Wed !

A fantastic reception at The Deanery with beautiful food 

and fine wine!

The Shrine

Deborah , Anthony & I went for a wander

to The Shrine.

All the years I lived in Melbourne I'd never visited here.

A very moving experience

particularly in this centenary year.

The view back up St Kilda Rd.

D&A standing by the Memorial Stone.

Melbourne Culture

Despite the rain we opted for culture.

The Hermitage Collection.

Catherine the Greats Private Collection.

The first thing to greet us was part of 

the collection

of Cameos.

Stunning comes to mind!

Medusa was spectacular.

And if you've got a superb collection you might as well

have cabinets made to house them !

Simply Stunning.

And then there's the Sevres Dinner Setting.

It would look nice in the cottage don't you think ?

Maybe a bit over the top !

The largest part of the collection was paintings...

"Portrait of an Actor"

by Domenico Fetti

Maybe the first Transgender Model

by Leonardo Da Vinci

but probably by one of his students..

A bit "Butch" for my liking...

I think the Tits were added later !

Stunning artwork.

The Apostle Paul

by

Peter Paul RUBENS

The odd Sculpture

Destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Bay of Chesme

by Jacob Phillip HACKERT

they actually blew a Russian Ship so 

he could see how it looked.

No Stuffing about in those days !

Pluck a Duck

And then there was the Chinese Silver.

Hmm...

Followed by a STUPENDOUS Paella

for lunch in Southbank.

The next day 

"The Pilgrimage" to Queen Victoria Market.

We had to start with coffee.

Tomorrow the Wedding.

The Wedding Trip

After an early departure from Perth 

we were picked up at the airport by Kristian.

A little bit of a wander and then dinner at 

Penang Road.

Lto R

Anthony , Deborah , Mark , Julian , Hazel 

Julie & Robert .

Next day we walked around Southbank

these guys caught my eye !

"Now where are we ?"

The lovely view from K & M's window.

Inside Kristian & Mario's with 

"The Wine Cave" on the right...

A lovely King Valley Prosecco and

a Prino Grigio for Alison/

Southbank Sculpture.

City view from my early morning ramble.

Eureka Tower & Princess Bridge.

We had to go to visit "The Cake"

and while we were there had to try his wares...

It left Anthony with a quandary

Christopher with "The Boys"

before their faces !

Later we visited Kristian's office.

"Now that's a nice backside!"

Why are there more McLarens than Astons says I ?

because I keep selling the Astons !

Any chance of a trip to the Sky Tower ?

and before I new it D&A and I were up the top.

What a view !

Here looking East to the Dandenongs.

Deborah & Anthony enjoyed it too !

Just because it appealed to me...