It's really lucky to find a Nordic town in Melbourne.
The weather is still cold, but a heart that says walk and love to travel has begun to itch.
At 7: 00 a. M., set out with the sun to the town of (Daylesford), on the northwest side of Melbourne.
Daylesford, close to two volcanoes, Wombat Hill and Mt Franklin, was known since 1852 as one of the famous "gold towns" in Victoria. By virtue of its unique geographical advantages, it has become a famous "hot spring town" in Victoria and even Australia.
After a century and a half of wind and rain, here is still the atmosphere of ordinary busy years, the whole town is haunted by a retro feeling, the fall of the world, fresh and refreshing.
There is an old saying, "this life sells flowers, after life beautiful."
The people inside the Daylesford love flowers, walking in every corner of the town to see blooming flowers, or clinging to buildings or whispering in the grass.
The streets are filled with Romanesque and Greek-style buildings, a retro town that seems to have been waiting for me for decades, like an old photo, full of stories that cannot be forgotten under its calm exterior.
Walking into a country-style path, looking at the leaves falling on both sides, and looking at the bright huts around, it was like walking into a utopian escape from the real world for a short time.
The ancient architecture of the town is like a distant dream about the time, the centuries of time flow, and the years here can not leave a trace, as if a escape from the world.
Just a casual glance, you can find a different landscape. Jump bold color, bring a whole world is static, the only moving is their own illusion.
The clean little wooden house remains independent, as if waiting for a person.
You might as well go further and take a look at Daylesford's water.
It seems that all things can be said here, the water is quiet, ripples, like a proper listener. On the shore, I can stay for hours, the atmosphere is long and relaxed, there is a lot of time to be dazed.
Most of the time, the most exciting thing is something that has a sense of age. Even a little touch that evokes memories can be a bridge through memories.
In Daylesford, you can take a big bite of the cold air, probably because there is no trouble here, so even the air is sweet with silk.
If you feel tired too, find a meadow and watch the sunset quietly.
See the wind blowing through the grass, the sun through the fingers. I didn't find the peach blossoms in Daylesford, but I peeped into the source of peach blossoms in my heart.
Walking slowly in the town, you will always find a few different shops from the center of the city. Most shopkeepers don't seem to be making money, just to make the town more memorable.
A small cafeteria in the town may have been run by his grandparents. From the corner of the wall mottled off the white paint, slightly yellowed signboards, you can see some signs.
There's a "national treasure" bakery in Daylesford,-RedBeard Historic Bakery.. Almost as old as the town, it has been deeply rooted here for a century and a half. It witnessed the history of Daylesford and became the history of Daylesford.
Known for its thick, soft sourdough bread, the store uses classical baking methods, and even the oven is a wooden charcoal oven that has been preserved since the 19th century. The bread roasted in this way had a different smell of fruit and wood.
When you order the bread you want, you can sit here for a moment. Look for a corner with sunshine, preferably by the window, turn around a book, coffee, here a lazy afternoon.
Address: 38A High St, Trentham VIC 3458
Opening hours: Friday-Monday 8am-5pm
You can also eat the authentic French country style restaurant Du Fermier. in Daylesford,. The store maintains the romance of French style and the leisure of country style. Inside wooden home, already do not know how many years, smell carefully, still have the smell of wood. Here a total of 12 hours a week, can eat is fate.
I don't know if it's because, Du Fermier is very popular with older people. Most people wear silver hair, slowly read the newspaper in the shop, occasionally make happy laughter and a strong Australian accent of the voice of the conversation.
There was also a wall with a couple of pictures of the Sheep Man, grotesque, and a bit of banter. , Du Fermier also listed Australian Gourmet Traveller, as one of the 100 most popular restaurants for travelers.
Address: 42 High St, Trentham VIC 3458
Opening hours: Friday-Monday 12pm-3pm
But Daylesford's most famous is the Lake House Hotel. The pure white building is built near the water, combining itself with the tranquil and retro-historic landscape of Daylesford. Walk into this ancient building, push open every door, there is a moving time story.
Many couples choose here to express their love, propose to marry, and get married. It's a place full of romance. The food here is even more exquisite, but also on the list of Age Good Food Guide and Top 50-Financial Review Top 100 Restaurants.
Sitting here watching the sunset together seems to inadvertently go forever.
It's not just a restaurant, it's also a place to stay. Having fun with your lover and sleeping with each other at night is a source of peach blossoms that you only want to share with your loved ones.
Get up in the morning, eat a fine Brunch, walk together on the soft grass, ride a bike. Fled modern life and had a 19th-century dream in Daylesford.
Address: 4 King St, Daylesford VIC 3460
Go further and find some unvisited scenery. There are mountains and water near Daylesford, and there are unknown landscapes. Beautiful, fresh, far away from the fireworks of the world.
China has Wu town, there are Xitang, there are ancient villages in southern Anhui.
And Melbourne we have Daylesford, can also give you a escape from the mundane peach blossoms.
