Ahhh the Australian summer and finally some decent warm, dry weather after suffering New Zealand's wetter than Britain, colder than Britain, so called summer! Melbourne was hot - approaching 30 degrees most days and sunny as hell to boot. It immediately felt like a real city compared to Auckland or Christchurch. Buildings were taller, roads wider, cars bigger. The down side as a pedestrian being the length of time it took to cross the numerous multi-lane, inner city motorways. We stayed at the Freeman Lodge about a mile from the city centre. Quiet place, except for our room which faced a major highway. Our double was comfortable with in-room TV and fridge. A bit of a greenhouse at times but at least there was fan to keep the hot air moving! West Richmond train station was
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