Melbourne Review

In one word: fantastic. Whilst the "four seasons in one day" still rings true, this trip introduced a variety of sights and sounds, from The Great Ocean Rd, to the dark little lounge bars along Hardware Lane in Melbourne city. I like Melbourne for its structured-ness i.e. the trams, and the wide walkable streets in the city, not to mention the tourist-friendly assistance of the locals, both on the street and at the places we stayed.

Maybe it was Cup fever, but there were so many people out and about on the streets!

So the obligatory top ten (I swears there are some copycat sites out there :))
1. The craps table at Crown Casino. The buy in was only $5 per bet, so much cheaper than Star City!
2. Great Ocean Rd drive. I had forgotten how dramatic the scenery was off the Victorian coast, especially on a windy and rainy day.
3. Vintage clothing. I am officially a convert! Looking forward to more markets and vintage store shopping for my clothes.
4. Free trams. Well, no-one asked me for a ticket....
5. Sake at Kazen. So much drunkenness for only $8 each!
6. XR6 Falcon. Maaaate, she goez! Plus some quality rally driving from Bec :)
7. St Kilda. I like the casual laid back atmosphere of the place, plus the markets there were really good.
8. Albrect Dürer at the NGV. Really impressed with his drawings, I am a bit etchings fan myself. Was disappointed not to find some decent prints at the NGV, but will get some one day.
9. La La Land bar. Big tumblers, comfy couches all add up to plenty of entrepreneurial ideas for doing the same here in Sydney.
10. Deliberately losing our watches. Always helps slow down the pace of the trip, and makes everything relaxed, as a good holiday should be.

Looking at her list, we're almost the same! Goes to show that the highlights of a trip are always the ones where fun is had by everyone.

Good times, will post up some photos soon.

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Fantastic indeed. Looking at your list - who's calling who copycat??!! =p
beckster (link) - 02 November '05 - 02:55