A day in Melbourne

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November 15th 2006

We successfully turned in our rented Camry after completing 2500 km in 2 weeks along the east coast from Brisbane to Cape Howe, then over to Melbourne.
Today we explored the Italian part of Melbourne, then spent 1 1/2 hours in the Art Gallery which is housed in an ultra-modern building complex. Besides seeing a lot of Australian art, Aboriginal art, and European art, I really enjoyed an exhibition of hats designed by famous Melbourne Millener, Thomas Harrison from early 1900's to 1970's.


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