墨城玫瑰: Mother's Day high tea @Myer Mural Hall

🌹美麗的母親節🌹

14/05/17

Dear Diary

Just before May ends I like to post & share this special dinning experience that took place at the Myer Mural Hall to remember my Mother's Day this year. It was Chi's impulse booking to visit Melbourne which fell on the Mother's Day weekend that created this excuse to celebrate our reunion. I was looking for something interesting & fun for us to enjoy and the Myer Mural Hall Mother's Day high tea came to mind, and it was indeed fitted in nicely for the girls' weekend. I have been wanting to do this High Tea ever since I discovered this gorgeous Mural Hall in 2014 on the annual Melbourne building OPEN HOUSE day event. AND.. As expected the whole dinning setting was very feminine enhanced with the ambiance of the elegant mural hall.. the exquisite afternoon tea presentation and the Jazz trio entertaining through out.. Also there were designated programs to keep our ears busy while eating with a host speaker talking about the history of the hall and the murals on tha wall, plus a speech advocated to the female power!

For me I couldn't help but feel like eat a Taiwanese banquet in a fancy restaurant.. 😅 it must be the big round table. All in all we all had a ball. I think it was well worth the $70. And we all agreed it was truly a unique & a perfect Mother's Day gift for us to enjoy! Perhaps it was the highlight of the weekend too🌹.

** if you fancy an afternoon tea encountering with those beautiful murals.. Please check their website to find out the next high tea event. Make sure you bring a friend with you😉.

https://muralhall.net.au/cms-tickets/index.phps

趁在5月份結束前趕緊紀錄及分享2週前的母親節跟2位女友去Myer Mural Hall吃下午茶的美麗回憶，每每看到照片還是會心頭澎湃一下 💗

緣起：三月底與住坎培拉女友C再度連絡上興奮之餘她衝動地訂了機票預備某個週末飛下來墨城敘舊；機票訂了才知是母親節週末。 5年未見當然要好好慶祝一番又適逢母親節來的早不如來的巧我推薦Myer Mural Hall的母親節下午茶很適合C的藝術氣息⋯⋯ 也同時滿足我的小小私心，3年前發現Myer樓上這美麗的壁畫廳而且知道它們偶爾會舉辦High Tea，就很盼望能有機會在裡面用餐一次。。機會終於來了💖

壁畫廳在Myer的6 樓。這天按時間提早抵達人潮不少因為是母親節許多老太太們以及她們的家族大家順序排隊入廳，入場前門外有一立牌上面可以找到您的名字（如果是您訂的位）和桌次，像我們三人就被安排在第17桌。一踏入偏廳兩側的服務員就遞上一杯香檳（這杯已含在費用内，我們沒有嚐試續第二杯但我相信酒不是無限暢飲必需再付錢雖然我也有可能是錯誤的）

2點左右大家依序被請進入壁畫廳入座。桌上沒有名牌故找到桌次後先到先坐。

我把女友V也邀約出來因為她們二人8年前在墨城互相錯過，本來就屬於同一朋友圈子的人她們應該要認識。三位母親一同置身在再優雅不過的壁畫廳裡喝下午茶敘舊新歡慶祝母親節，真是酒不醉人人自醉⋯

其實原來對這下午茶就有些好奇因為我知道壁畫廳裡擺的是大圓桌所以在偏廳裏親眼證實是在大圓桌上喝下午茶時感覺真是奇妙！怎說呢腦子裏一直覺得很像在某個大飯店裡吃我們台灣人的囍宴哈哈因為是坐大圓桌的關係吧，席開20桌有現場爵士音樂演奏有主持人講話（介紹壁畫與百貨公司的歴史）還有為了母親節某位有身份的女士演講了一場強調女性的重要與女性如何能影響與推動世界⋯的演講很好的主題但她真的不是一個很好的演說員大家聽的有些痛苦⋯⋯ 倒是專業的服務人員們時不時遊走在桌子間為我們倒茶加咖啡提醒自己是正在享受下午茶 😅！

我們不好意思太誇張所以照相照的很含蓄回家發現有些都沒對焦不太美哈哈只好把我們的人頭照也放進來做參考。可是這些霧霧的照片還是成功紀錄了當下所有的感動與回憶⋯

以下是大廳裡的幾張畫和廳堂大概，

（每一幅畫都有解說）

（窗外對街的Bourke St）

有關這位畫家Napier Waller與10幅壁畫的相關文獻 /related information

http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/dtl_publish/pdf/marc/21/1324059.html

http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/64412/download-report

歡樂時光容易過⋯ 出來偏廳後發現沒什麼人我們也學人家跟這雍容華貴的沙發合影哈哈到此一遊^^ 。如果您喜歡這下午茶記得上它們官網查下一次舉辦的下午茶時間。

https://muralhall.net.au/cms-tickets/index.phps

然後在門外 ⋯

我也學人家阿花了一次年紀這麼大了哈哈臉皮的確要很厚！可是很好玩😊 愛拍照的您別錯過囉這個在壁畫廳外面隨時可以照

後記1，

因為坐大圓桌一定會結識圓桌上的其他客人。奇怪地我跟一對母女特別有緣幫她們拍照幾次也會在洗手間遇到但幾次她們都讚美我的衣服（外國人嘴巴很甜的但有時候只是不相熟時拿出來哈拉的話題如天氣）我當然謝謝她們因為自己也很喜歡新衣服。當天回家後看照片時驚訝一下。當時在偏廳等待入壁畫廳時我以為沒人看見偷偷地在鏡子前照了張照片，⋯⋯那時這對母女就在注意我了😅 （她們果然喜歡我的衣服！）不知道當時我有沒有抓屁股或挖鼻孔啊！😂也提醒自己在大庭廣眾下不要太大咧咧了隨時有人耳目隨時有cctv（看韓劇 side effects)