Caught the tram into the city ...stupid I know, we I was really excited about this.
The trams stop at Revolution Square - oops sorry Federation Square and we headed off down the river, which is always a good start.
We just love all the humour and sculpture everywhere in Australia, so excuse me if I bore you with lots of photographs - I went a bit mad today.
The trams stop at Revolution Square - oops sorry Federation Square and we headed off down the river, which is always a good start.
We just love all the humour and sculpture everywhere in Australia, so excuse me if I bore you with lots of photographs - I went a bit mad today.
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| It's supposed to be an angel - but looked like a giraffe on acid to me |
We walked for hours down the
river walk through the centre of down and ended up at Fitzroy gardens where there is Captain Cook's cottage (that's what is says) - this small cottage was shipped over from Great Ayton, which is about 2 miles from Stokesley where Rod grew up. Some enterprising Ozzy bought the cottage in 1935 and shipped it over. Rod tells me that there is still a row of these cottages in Gt Ayton, with a hole in the middle where this one was.
A small but beautiful botanical garden and greenhouse here as well.
How I managed to get this shot without the 50 Japanese ladies, pushing you out of the way to take photos, I don't know. They are small but pretty feisty!
We walked to the QVM Queen Victoria Market for lunch. It's a lovely old Victorian food market - it was fabulous and what a shame that we couldn't buy anything as we were not going home for hours - could have gone mad! lot's of lovely stuff. I did buy a fleece, cos believe it or not it was quite cold, especially last night.
Luckily next door was a food market and Rod had a pile of Noodles and I had a great veggie Indian - what more could you ask.
Melbourne has The Lane's, side streets full of of cafes and restaurants, and it very trendy here to eat out or do coffee in the lanes - Melbourne is very serious about it's coffee.
and it very trendy here to eat out or do coffee in the lanes - Melbourne is very serious about it's coffee.Melbourne has The Lane's, side streets really with lots of cafes and restaurants,
It also has a free tram service for anyone to use - it does a circular route in both directions and you can just hop on and off as you need - very thoughtful!
Foot weary we jumped on the tram, but we weren't finished. Next was the Contemporary Arts Centre on St Kilda Road. Bizarre building, bizarre exhibition, but loved every minute.
Completely kernackered we
caught the tram back to St Kilda for a lie down.
In the evening, and after I had screwed another of legs on we wandered down the esplanade again, and had an ice-cream the side of a volcano and waddled back home.
I had better stop now. Back tomorrow after another back in Melbourne.
A small but beautiful botanical garden and greenhouse here as well.
We walked to the QVM Queen Victoria Market for lunch. It's a lovely old Victorian food market - it was fabulous and what a shame that we couldn't buy anything as we were not going home for hours - could have gone mad! lot's of lovely stuff. I did buy a fleece, cos believe it or not it was quite cold, especially last night.
Luckily next door was a food market and Rod had a pile of Noodles and I had a great veggie Indian - what more could you ask.
Melbourne has The Lane's, side streets full of of cafes and restaurants, and it very trendy here to eat out or do coffee in the lanes - Melbourne is very serious about it's coffee.
and it very trendy here to eat out or do coffee in the lanes - Melbourne is very serious about it's coffee.Melbourne has The Lane's, side streets really with lots of cafes and restaurants,
It also has a free tram service for anyone to use - it does a circular route in both directions and you can just hop on and off as you need - very thoughtful!
Foot weary we jumped on the tram, but we weren't finished. Next was the Contemporary Arts Centre on St Kilda Road. Bizarre building, bizarre exhibition, but loved every minute.
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| Entrance to the University -Sweet really? |
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| Arty Farty reflection of mine |
In the evening, and after I had screwed another of legs on we wandered down the esplanade again, and had an ice-cream the side of a volcano and waddled back home.
I had better stop now. Back tomorrow after another back in Melbourne.
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