Coffee and Chocolate~~~ A Lazy Day~~~~~

It was a lazy weekend (2006-09-24), we went around town, doing nothing... well... do something by doing nothing ^-^

There is this place, I would like to mention, it's called "Coffee Palace", at the junction between Elizabeth Street and Bourke Street, next to the departmental store Myer... as we normally take the tram, and there is a tram stop just in front of this Coffee Palace, therefore, we kinda 'notice' this Coffee Palace...
On a sunny day, a lot of people will like to hang out here, mostly working executive, rather than youngsters, it's a cozy place for coffee... and what I like the most about this place is... ^_^ the waitresses are all extremely sweet and pretty... we went there, late morning, to have something to fill our stomach, before the real life in this city starts... so, we had a half tostie to share, and a latte and mocha...

Then... later in the afternoon, before we went back to our apartment... we had another round of drinks and dessert, Max Brenner(my first encounter with Max Brenner was in S'pore, where my ex-roommate introduced it to me) in Melbourne Central... I prefer this outlet than the other one, which is nearby, in Queen Victoria Building.. as the one in Queen Victoria Building, is self-service, and the waiters/waitresses are not very helpful... there are always a lot of people and seat-seeking becomes a very hostile activity, as the place is very cramp since there're more people who don't know why, like to come here(Queen Victoria Building) therefore, you've to be very good at hunting for seats... however, this one in Melbourne Central, they waitresses are generally more helpful, even though when it's peak/crownded time, it's also difficult to get a seat... as this one is not self-service, therefore, it allows you to get a seat, sit down comfortably and wait to make your orders with the waitresses....
Furthermore, as oppose to the outlet in Queen Victoria Building, this one as my favourite dessert, the Belgian Waffle, that comes with icecream and chocolate dip, very sinful huh!!!!! Usually, I'll persuade him to have one, as normally you can see that the table next to you, where there're 2 girls, each of them is having one for themselves... ^_^...

I like the concept of Max Brenner as compare to another chocolate place, Koko Black, we tried Koko Black before, but somehow found it being too rich... ^_^, while Max Brenner's chocolate, is just nice enough for our taste, and one thing I love is the Hug Mug, the way they serve most of their chocky drinks... ^_^ lovely isn't it?? you're suppose to give the mug a hug, and sip from it... I thought it's very nice and warm, particularly in places where there's cold weather (that's told by my ex-roommate as well, a lovely lady!)

Apparently, (if you read the intro in the menu book) Max Brenner wanted to be a writer, and he was always fascinated with the story in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", so, he wandered around in Europe, spent some years in Paris, getting drunk, and lived a purpose-less, indisciplined life, (as he belives, or he's read from somewhere, about life of a writer, that, most writers' lives are pretty disorganised, and usually associated with drugs and alcohol) however... eventually, he evolved himself to be a chocolate maker... (the details I've forgotten), and he's bald... I took his sketch (or somebody's sketches) of himself on the napkin...