Finders Keepers

today Judie & I headed off to the Finders Keepers Indie Market
I was late as per usual
why do people even bother with me tbh
I felt bad but Judie said she had fun exploring Bourke St while she was waiting for me, which made me feel slightly less guilty haha

the market was being held inside the Royal Exhibition building, which was pretty neat
I don't think I've ever been in there before

it looks pretty nice inside, ya?
I looked around a few stalls with Judie but my first priority was FOOD
because I had not yet eaten and I was famished

cat card: party hardcore!
the market was a lot of hand-crafted and other kind of quirky stuff
like, Pinterest mom heaven come to life

yea there were a lot of rich white people haha
like bougie as heck, I mean check out this gourmet ketchup and shit
not to like snub my nose or anything actually we tried it and it was pretty good, but a bunch of stuff was pretty pricey man
defs not student friendly

I left Judie to wander about and went outside to line up at the food trucks
I chose this gumbo kitchen because I was feeling like trying some Southern food
N'awlins and Louisiana and stuff
but maaan the wait for these trucks was just insane, I reckon I spent a good hour just standing around waiting to order and then another indeterminate period of time waiting to grab my food
but the food truck people were great, not their fault

I got some Po Boy Sliders + fries, with catfish and squid
they were very good, great breakfast

she's beauty she's grace she's Miss United States

while I was waiting for food, Judie found these cute little macaron stud/earrings that she liked
excuse the picturesque lettuce tho haha that's my bad

then after I finished eating, Judie took me on a tour of the best stalls since she'd already had time to wander around
there was some cool stuff  !

I bought this little organiser, I actually got some decent use out of it
can't say that I really did get shit done tho I mean I'm literally bloggin this more than a year later

Judie & I both really liked this intricate carved wood stamps, but like everything else they were wayyy out of our price range
so we couldn't justify the splurge in the end 

this vintage area that I really liked

also got to play around on the typewriters
I was too afraid to really do anything though cos I had no idea how to use em and I thought I might break it accidentally or something
that's not even a joke, it's like a real possibility with me

some live music playing

the inside of Royal Exhibition Building

there was a pretty good variety of stuff I'd say, and there was a surprising amount of baby stuff
and also a surprising amount of babies and children
like who let that happen ?

anyways we headed out once we'd pretty much seen everything
it was raining a little as we left

Judie wanted to go to a Korean place on Hardware Lane to try some kimchi fries
I suddenly got a blood nose out of nowhere, which was mildly distressing
there was a little bookshop on the way so we took a detour inside to look around and for me to sort out my nose situation

the bookstore ended up being pretty cool too, had some cheap books

KOBA
Korean Street Food

I ended up getting a Cairo Jim book which I used to read all the time when I was a kid
also got a badge, because the guy behind the counter was like "do you want a $2 badge with that purchase" and I'm the worst at saying no, and since my purchase was only like $1 it made me feel even more bad so I replied "uh yea sure ok"

Judie's kimchi fries

I got the garlic and soy chicken

after our lunch we passed by this sign that said Cafe Giraffe and Judie suggested we go inside, which was the greatest idea
it was freezing and rainy today, so stepping inside was like stepping into another world or something
it was super chill and there was a large space at the back where people were just studying or relaxing, the place had an awesome vibe
honestly it was like a breath of fresh air

we sat at this little corner booth near the back
we both ordered hot chocolate and also ordered ice cream haha

I got white chocolate and Judie got mint I think

it was the perfect way to end the day, relaxing in a cosy little cafe
I feel like today we got to explore a lot of Melbourne's little nooks and crannies, which was fun

I think this place will be good to remember for the future if I'm ever in the city and need a break from the outside world

til next blo g