Last week Amalie travelled to Geelong to attend a meeting of the AILA National Council.

Here's what she did when not in the meeting... highlights from 1.5 days in Geelong and 1.5 days in Melbourne!

Food shot first? Yeah well, if your trip started in Melbourne you'd be prioritising chow time too. And may I take this opportunity to introduce you to brunch at Patch Cafe in Richmond: great food in a renovated brick building, with lots of indoor and outdoor seating options. Do it.

Train time! Enroute to Geelong through this dry, flat landscape...

Small towns, agricultural structures.

A moody morning on the Geelong Waterfront: TCL's work standing up well after 15+ years. I loved Mark Stoner's North when it was first published, and I can't believe it's taken me this long to see it 'in the flesh'.

North, before it became a celebrity name option, up close...beautiful colours and textures.

Detail from the new fitout by Kerstin Thompson Architects at Deakin University's School of Architecture and Built Environment, our home for the National Council meeting.

Twilight stroll along the beautiful north-facing waterfront.

Back in Melbourne in time for the afternoon session of AILA Victoria's Connection to Country symposium, a brilliant initiative introducing Victorian design professionals to the state's cultural heritage.