Got up and made breakfast, hungout around the squat while people got ready. We got a crew together and made our way to Barricade Books, Melbourne's anarchist bookshop.
After a halfhour tram ride, we got there and walked in the door. Two fellas working inside looked shocked, "uh, were not open, we just happen to be here tossing some rubbish".
Dissapointing.
We ventured on, walking through town and along a beautiful river path. Eventually we came to our lunch destination, "Lentils as Anything".
The restraunt is amazing, all vegan, lots of gluten-free options, and a voluntary pay system - everyone is allowed to pay whatever they believe the food is worth. Yes, if you're a dick and don't want to pay anything, that's ok. (except that you're a dick) It's staffed entirely by volunteers, and is run as a nonprofit, to create a diverse communIty environment. The place is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and meals are prepared en mass and laid out buffet style. Each day has completely different menus. For lunch we had salad and four different curries with rice and coffee to drink.
"Lentils as Anything" occupies a building in 'The Convent' which is an old nunnery which is now used as a large community space run by the state Heritidge Society. A Stiener School, comunity gardens, a glass blowing studio, holistic health center, and contemporary art gallery all share space at The Convent.
I explored the grounds and took pictures while my friends digested lunch and played on the grass. After a bit we trekked down to the nearest pub for drinks and to wait until dinner was served at "Lentils".
At six o'clock we went back and had a Nepalese feast for a low, but fair price. Some more time hanging out in downtown, then back to the squat for the evening.
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