I have always been a big fan of architecture. Well, my twin sister is an architect so there may be a correlation here. Individual houses are always my favorites. Not only do they always vary in shape, size, colors, vegetation around them, but they also make your mind wonder of the people living in them. They tell a story.

Australia has some very specific architecture that you rarely see anywhere else in the world. A curious mix of Victorian style houses and ultra modern homes. Surprisingly, these two worlds work together in harmony and with the vegetation around them.

I do have a preference for the charming Victorian houses as they really seem to be from another world. A weird mix of colonial architecture and colors that you could expect in Africa two centuries ago, with ironworks you could see in New Orleans… Quite intriguing!

Anthony and I have been going almost every day on walks through nice neighborhoods. Mainly because we do not have a car and it is on our way to the library where we work! Or because Anthony managed to get me out of bed at 6.30am for a morning walk!

Well, I have to say it is really rewarding to wake up that early and get out of the house. You get greeted by hundreds of birds (who seem to be having a morning rave) and the beautiful colors of the sky.

The best is when we make it all the way to the beach. Everything is calm and still, the first lights of sunrise are playing with the waves and the “Spirit of Tasmania”, a passenger boat linking Melbourne to Hobart, Tasmania, slowly approaches the shores.