week one
From the hard copy: ( more photos are up )
Sept. 1st
after touring the st. kilda district of melbourne yesterday and dipping our toes in the icy springtime ocean water yesterday, we spent today in central melbourne. poeli and i took in the picasso exhibit being shown at the national gallery of victoria. we grabbed a lunch along the yarra river which runs right through the city and is heavily polluted, but nonetheless beautiful. The elaborate pedestrian bridges and various artistic structures placed all around the area provide colour and add a strong taste of the diversity here.
in the evening we attended an afl game between western bulldogs and essondon bombers. aussie rules football (footy) was explained to us by a friendly bloke sitting in front of us. his team, the bombers, added to his grief losing once again after an already terrible season winning only 3 games. his advice on melbourne was to steal a view from up high in the bathroom of an office tower (a poo with a view so it's called) . Back to the hostel afterward, we were tired and couldn't muster enough energy for a drink on this friday night, and we'd already spent enough money for one day.
Sept. 3rd
spent our last night at st. kilda walking around looking for a good place to eat. we settled on a nice looking vietnamese place. every restaurant and cafe has a liquor licence and we took advantage.. i had burrumundi fillet with our cheap bottle of cabernet sauvignon and on the walk back we stopped for another 'pot' of beer. the bouncer saved me $10 at the next bar by turning me away at the next bar down the strip. not for disoderly conduct, but for wearing sandals to his seedy english pub.
Sept. 4th
at our next hostel near queen victoria market, we toured through the sea of wares at the seemingly endless line of booths for the entire afternoon. after 2 hours the products began to repeat themselves and we lost interest. we booked a tour of the great ocean road and passed out early.. without dinner!
the great ocean road:
got picked up right at our front door at 7:30 am. the tour took the entire day and featured some spectacular ocean views and mixed in a bit of wildlife (koalas and parrots) and even a short walk through a temperate rainforest here. it all made for a visually stunning day and i hope the pictures prove it. we're both ready for an easier and cheaper day tomorrow touring some free sites around the city and maybe try some of the famous meat pies for lunch.
Sept. 1st
after touring the st. kilda district of melbourne yesterday and dipping our toes in the icy springtime ocean water yesterday, we spent today in central melbourne. poeli and i took in the picasso exhibit being shown at the national gallery of victoria. we grabbed a lunch along the yarra river which runs right through the city and is heavily polluted, but nonetheless beautiful. The elaborate pedestrian bridges and various artistic structures placed all around the area provide colour and add a strong taste of the diversity here.
in the evening we attended an afl game between western bulldogs and essondon bombers. aussie rules football (footy) was explained to us by a friendly bloke sitting in front of us. his team, the bombers, added to his grief losing once again after an already terrible season winning only 3 games. his advice on melbourne was to steal a view from up high in the bathroom of an office tower (a poo with a view so it's called) . Back to the hostel afterward, we were tired and couldn't muster enough energy for a drink on this friday night, and we'd already spent enough money for one day.
Sept. 3rd
spent our last night at st. kilda walking around looking for a good place to eat. we settled on a nice looking vietnamese place. every restaurant and cafe has a liquor licence and we took advantage.. i had burrumundi fillet with our cheap bottle of cabernet sauvignon and on the walk back we stopped for another 'pot' of beer. the bouncer saved me $10 at the next bar by turning me away at the next bar down the strip. not for disoderly conduct, but for wearing sandals to his seedy english pub.
Sept. 4th
at our next hostel near queen victoria market, we toured through the sea of wares at the seemingly endless line of booths for the entire afternoon. after 2 hours the products began to repeat themselves and we lost interest. we booked a tour of the great ocean road and passed out early.. without dinner!
the great ocean road:
got picked up right at our front door at 7:30 am. the tour took the entire day and featured some spectacular ocean views and mixed in a bit of wildlife (koalas and parrots) and even a short walk through a temperate rainforest here. it all made for a visually stunning day and i hope the pictures prove it. we're both ready for an easier and cheaper day tomorrow touring some free sites around the city and maybe try some of the famous meat pies for lunch.
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