La Roue de Hamster: 21/08

I took to exploring the luxuriousness that is Melbourne's newest town hub after classes. I had four hours to kill before my RSA course. The architecture of the place is astounding, everything is so intricate from the layout to the fixtures and ornaments.

When I saw there was an actual book store, I internally squealed. And if you have me on snapchat: @catinwonderland you would have witnessed my inner-dork excitement over books, figurines and comics.

Upon entering the store you're hit with a waft of the scent of printed paper. Oh, how I've missed that smell. Most major book store chains have closed down in Australia so this was more than a pleasant surprise.

There's an actual bookshop I'm in #heaven #emporiumbybaz pic.twitter.com/86LvDsrk0k
— Catherine.N Pham (@RevesdeChatte) August 21, 2014

Hehe I love this concept. Also why do guys always offer to buy us gals drinks? I'm not much of a drinker anymore and if a guy offered the same way he did in club, to buy me a book rather than a drink, I would swoon and most likely melted into a puddle of mush.

Had to pick up some reading material, I bought #girlboss by Sophia Amoruso and ordered the hardcopy of Alice in Wonderland and through the looking glass, it is so beautiful. I got lunch from THR1VE, which is a healthy food bar. I ordered the entree signature bowl. You can
1. Choose your base (up to 2): Leafy green base and Sweet potato &cauliflower mash
2. Choose your protein: Grilled Tasmanian salmon with teriyaki sauce & roasted pepper
3. Add sides (i didnt know you could do this, I would have chosen): Smashed avocado and a boiled egg.
4. Upsize: I found entree to be a very filling portion.
Here is the menu if you want to check it out.

This part of the dining area is very Gatsby-inspired it reminds me of a cigar lounge where I would read my paper with a whiskey on the rocks and a cigar.