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Free Art and Culture

Posted on Thursday, July 9th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

Just like how boyfie yearn for his Europe, there is a place I keep close to my heart -  Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne has a vibrant art and cultural scene which I like a lot. Everywhere I go, I see art. In its people, in the architecture, in random laneways, in performances, everything, anything!

Octopus lights in one of the restaurants that I dined in.

Giant purse seat in the middle of nowhere. I went to try it on another day when it was bright and sunny and it was surprisingly comfortable. Hiak hiak.

Busking is rampant in Melbourne, and most of them are good. This band near Queen Victoria’s Market played the most beautifully haunting music I have ever heard in a long while. They managed to capture a sizeable audience and err.. an entranced fan. Watch the video below [pardon the lousy quality]!

Did anyone catch this episode of Southpark where the guys decided to busk and make $$? :D It reminded me of this Aussie group!

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