I had the chance to stop at Mecca Cosmetica in Melbourne while on my way to Tullamarine airport last Sunday. My
fiancé is a pilot and he copiloted the big Russian biplane (pictured
below) the Antonov 2, on a 9 hour flight from Brisbane to Lilydale in
the Yarra Valley. I tagged along, and consoled myself (between bouts of
airsickness and desperately needing to pee) on
the long, bumpy and occasionally scary flight by telling myself it would
be a romantic weekend spent visiting wineries and restaurants.
Guess what? I never saw a winery, and our fine dining consisted of room service burgers. I spent the whole time in Yarra Valley at the little aerodrome looking at planes and eating squashed muesli bars I found in the bottom of my handbag. The closest I got to wine was the post-flight beers while they talked macho crap and I died of embarrassment because after the 9 hour flight I was exhausted and looked like I'd been dragged backwards through a hedge.
Ok to be honest I actually had the time of my life ( I love burgers, beer and planes, and I'm not big on wine), but don't tell my fiancé that, because by the time we hit Melbourne on Sunday afternoon I told him he OWED ME! So I made a beeline for Myer and Mecca Cosmetica, determined to buy myself a present!
There's no place like home :)
