Melbourne - Australia
7/30/05
In the Melbourne airport we met Flavien who had arrived in the morning. To celebrate his arrival, we decided to go for a special dinner together, so we headed to the Crown Casino. It is in a huge complex named the Crown Entertainment with 17 bars, 35 restaurants, shops, video games, bowling and god knows what else.
The place was packed; it seems to be the Saturday night attraction of the whole city. We shared a 1Kg Australian rump steak cooked to perfection with a bottle of an excellent Australian Shiraz. It was delicious. After that, we wandered around the Entertainment center and then headed to the bar next to our hostel for a couple of drinks.
7/31/05
It was a beautiful sunny winter day, but quite chilly for us, around 8C. Our first stop was Queen Victoria Market which exists since 1869. You can buy cheap souvenirs, fruits, vegetables, cheap clothes, delicacies.
We tried some Australian wines and the sellers gave us some hints and directions about where to go to try the different Australian wines. Of course, we couldn't resist and bought a bottle with some Tasmanian cheese.
We then went for a ride on the old Free Tram that circles the city. Off the tram we did the Golden Mile Walk, passing by several interesting buildings: the Parliament Building, the theater, some churches.
Most of the old buildings are built in Victorian style and contrast with the modern glass business buildings. The museum building is quite different.
Click here for a Melbourne Center Panoramic
Around the Flinders Street is the main train station, a nice yellow building just across the visitor center.
A few hundreds meters away, we climbed the step of the Shrine of Remembrance in the Melbourne Park, a memorial for the ones that served and died in the WWI, and Eternal Flame, flag poles for WWII. It was the end of the day and we had an nice view of the city and the surroundings.
Click here for a Melbourne Skyline Panoramic
After such a day of walk, the bottle of wine from Victoria Market was just perfect.
In the Melbourne airport we met Flavien who had arrived in the morning. To celebrate his arrival, we decided to go for a special dinner together, so we headed to the Crown Casino. It is in a huge complex named the Crown Entertainment with 17 bars, 35 restaurants, shops, video games, bowling and god knows what else.
The place was packed; it seems to be the Saturday night attraction of the whole city. We shared a 1Kg Australian rump steak cooked to perfection with a bottle of an excellent Australian Shiraz. It was delicious. After that, we wandered around the Entertainment center and then headed to the bar next to our hostel for a couple of drinks.
7/31/05
It was a beautiful sunny winter day, but quite chilly for us, around 8C. Our first stop was Queen Victoria Market which exists since 1869. You can buy cheap souvenirs, fruits, vegetables, cheap clothes, delicacies.
We tried some Australian wines and the sellers gave us some hints and directions about where to go to try the different Australian wines. Of course, we couldn't resist and bought a bottle with some Tasmanian cheese.
We then went for a ride on the old Free Tram that circles the city. Off the tram we did the Golden Mile Walk, passing by several interesting buildings: the Parliament Building, the theater, some churches.
Most of the old buildings are built in Victorian style and contrast with the modern glass business buildings. The museum building is quite different.
Click here for a Melbourne Center Panoramic
Around the Flinders Street is the main train station, a nice yellow building just across the visitor center.
A few hundreds meters away, we climbed the step of the Shrine of Remembrance in the Melbourne Park, a memorial for the ones that served and died in the WWI, and Eternal Flame, flag poles for WWII. It was the end of the day and we had an nice view of the city and the surroundings.
Click here for a Melbourne Skyline Panoramic
After such a day of walk, the bottle of wine from Victoria Market was just perfect.
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