Melbourne: the most fun you can have with your clothes on!

I've just got back from the best vacation ever. I went to Melbourne for a week with my two sisters to celebrate my 40th birthday and life after my recent medical scare and we truly had the most amazing time. The photo above shows us having coffee on the first day we arrived (that's me in the middle).

Just like my last trip to Melbourne, I indulged in a slew of girlie enjoyments, such as:

- High Tea at the Windsor Hotel

- Kitya Karnu (salty stones) treatment, followed by a manicure at the Aurora Spa Retreat

- Shopping at the Sunday Market and Melbourne's fabulous vintage clothing stores

- Playing and dining at the Crown Casino

I also caught up with Melbourne resident and cre8asite forums buddy Sophie from ThinkProspect who I hadn't seen since February. We had an emotional catch up over a delicious Italian meal and expressed our regret at not living in the same city.

During the week, my sister managed to score us VIP status at the casino, meaning that all our meals and drinks were free! Not only that, but because it was my birthday month, my sister got talking to Crown's marketing manager, who arranged $250 worth of vouchers for the three of us to dine at any of the restaurants in the complex to celebrate. We chose to have teppanyaki at Koko. It was totally sublime, particularly the teriyaki chicken and the green tea ice cream.

To top things off, on my last evening there, I won a jackpot worth over $4,000 on a 5 cent poker machine! I couldn't believe it. We had such fun that my sisters and I vowed to make the trip an annual event.

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