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| Milly |
There was a slight alteration of running companions this
morning. Milly the Labrador was a
willing participant in place of Bronwyn who was participating in the Tour of
Duty Run. Milly is gorgeous and uncomplaining,
not unlike her replacement, but does require more comfort stops. The Husband also accompanied us, kindly accommodating
the stop-start needs of our four legged friend. Our trio +1 somewhat imitated the tortoise and
hare re-enactment.
We chose a varied route. We dropped down to South bank, crossed the
Goodwill Bridge and made our way city side of the river towards the Story
Bridge. We then ascended half way up the sharp hill towards the walkway of the
bridge, cut under the bridge and turned north towards Teneriffe. The worker’s cottages made way to the colonial
warehouses which are rapidly being gentrified. There appears to be significant construction
underway around Fortitude Valley and the edge of Newstead. No doubt the shopping district and breakfast
cafes will continue to expand, offering up many breakfast opportunities in the
future. We tracked along the edge of the
show grounds along St James Terrace and cut our way across Bowen Hills Road
under the overpass towards the Victoria Links Golf Course. There is quite a picturesque little cycle path
for a few kilometres that meanders past the golf course, duck pond, and Grammar
School on your left. The path brings you
to the Roma Street Parklands, which is a beautiful oasis nestled so close to
the main business district of the city. Taking note of the café at the
parklands for a future venue, we followed the path and dipped left down the
stairs, just after the café (with one in the party making use of the escalators!).
The trail took us across Roma Street,
past the Law Courts and across the Kurilpa Bridge. We encountered the tail end of the Tour of
Duty Runners as we ran past the Pauls Milk factory and made our way into West
End.
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| HABITAT |
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| Omletting You Know |
The choices of Cafes at West End are many and varied. The first cafe we happened upon was the Habitat
Restaurant and Bar. It looks to be a
fairly new establishment and presents a perfect mix of enticing outdoor dining
with funky modern interior. The All day
breakfast menu gives the hint of something special with a humorous twist. I ordered the ‘Omletting You Know’, a
delicious Japanese blue swimmer crab omelette wrapped around a tasty sesame
seaweed salad and ponzo (soy based citrus) sauce on the side. The Husband, scrutinized lovingly by Milly,
enjoyed the ‘old Fashion’ eggs benedict. The smoked ham was straight off the leg and
delicious. Caitlyn continued her
Brisbane Café review of avocado-based breakfasts and was not disappointed with
her ‘That’s what I’m Guaccan About’. This
version included a generous portion of avocado on sour dough toast, dukka,
balsamic jelly with red chard salad and a raspberry dressing. While it wasn’t
her best to date, it was yet another interesting twist on the interpretation of
avocado on toast. The 3 meals, 2 pots of
tea and cappuccino cost us $59. The Habitat has all the right elements and left
me with a wish to return and try some of the other appealing meals on their
diverse menu.
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| Old Fashion |
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| Thats What I'm Guaccan About |
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