So the fam left today, leaving me rather bereft. We had a great almost three week visit, but now the fun has ended.
Our climb of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney was succesful, in that we did not fall off. Sadly, the weather was rather uncooperative though, and we got soaked to the skin from horizontal rain. Which meant the pictures didn't turn out so good. It was highway robbery style expensive, but I'd still highly recommend it, and am thouroughly glad we did it. The views were incredible.
In Melbourne we stayed in a very nice apartment style hotel on the South bank of the river Yarra, which runs through the middle of things. Mum and I managed to get to the Melbourne Museum (so much better than the Australia Museum in Sydney!), and the National Gallery of Victoria, where we saw an awesome millinery exhibit.
All four of us went to the Immigration museum, where we crafted it up, and later to the Aquarium, where we saw a sting ray giving birth! We also spent a day at the zoo, sweating, and looking at very hot animals. Except the platypus, who was in a very nice cool exhibit. Hoohah for the platypus!
We also spent a day checking out the Sunday markets at St. Kilda, of course, we shopped.
Today after mum and the girls left for the airport, I headed to my hostel, which is in St. Kilda, and spent most of the morning loafing around reading my book at a cafe. I went to the NGV again this afternoon, because we didn't nearly finish it last week.
Not sure what my plans are for now, though I do plan on being in Melbourne for at least another week. I'm vaguely thinking about looking for a job, but I do hate job searching. I'll let you know when I figure it out.
Our climb of the Harbour Bridge in Sydney was succesful, in that we did not fall off. Sadly, the weather was rather uncooperative though, and we got soaked to the skin from horizontal rain. Which meant the pictures didn't turn out so good. It was highway robbery style expensive, but I'd still highly recommend it, and am thouroughly glad we did it. The views were incredible.
In Melbourne we stayed in a very nice apartment style hotel on the South bank of the river Yarra, which runs through the middle of things. Mum and I managed to get to the Melbourne Museum (so much better than the Australia Museum in Sydney!), and the National Gallery of Victoria, where we saw an awesome millinery exhibit.
All four of us went to the Immigration museum, where we crafted it up, and later to the Aquarium, where we saw a sting ray giving birth! We also spent a day at the zoo, sweating, and looking at very hot animals. Except the platypus, who was in a very nice cool exhibit. Hoohah for the platypus!
We also spent a day checking out the Sunday markets at St. Kilda, of course, we shopped.
Today after mum and the girls left for the airport, I headed to my hostel, which is in St. Kilda, and spent most of the morning loafing around reading my book at a cafe. I went to the NGV again this afternoon, because we didn't nearly finish it last week.
Not sure what my plans are for now, though I do plan on being in Melbourne for at least another week. I'm vaguely thinking about looking for a job, but I do hate job searching. I'll let you know when I figure it out.
posted by bookstore girl at
7:32 PM
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Go to Pearl on Church and have the chocolate stuffed french toast! Tell 'em I sent you. Try out Chapel St for some awesome shopping. Try to find my old skanky apartment in Prahan. There is an awesome handcrafts store right around the corner, as well as T2, the hippest tea emporium, in existence well before tea was the In beverage.
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Anonymous, at 5:30 AM
Get thee to Pearl Restaurant on Richmond. Take the Connex to South Yarra or a tram from St. Kilda. Have chocolate stuffed french toast and tell them I sent you. Then walk north on Church until it turns into Chapel (across the Yarra River) and do some awesome shopping.
Stay away from downtown, the Australian Open visitors will suck your lifeblood...
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Anonymous, at 5:34 AM
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