Melbourne is a little bit of an enigma to me – in a pleasant way of course! I say that because walking down the streets here feels like being in Chicago downtown with a little bit of Europe thrown in. There are so many things that strike me – for a big city it is amazingly clean and organised; people are so friendly, helpful and it’s like a cosmopolitan of the East. The one thing that really raised our eyebrow is that due to the strength of the Aussie Dollar, things are so expensive. Looking at prices, you can’t help but convert them into British pounds and think “damn that’s steep for a cup of coffee!” Nonetheless, I feel as though I get more for my money; a mushroom pizza we had at a small pizza
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