Melbourne (23-25 Dec 2010)

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Wandering around Melbourne

23-25 Dec

Were spent wandering around the Central Business District (CBD), taking in the main touristy sites, Flinders Street Railway Station, Federation Square, Cook's Cottage (Chris I thought you hadn't been here!), Melbourne Museum (has more bugs and creepy crawlies in it than you can shake a stick at).

I also viewed the MCG from afar, prior to my visit on the 26th...

Met up with a mate and chewed the fat in Pugg Mahone's (Irish Pub).

Most of the 25th was taken up with walking from my apartment to Beacon Cove and walking along the beach front (some 4km of beach) to St Kilda. I was informed that there was some 200 different nationalities in Melbourne, well I heard most of them down on the beach front on Christmas Day.

Then up into South Yarra (via Chapel Street and Punt Road) up into the Royal Botanic Gardens and alongside the Yarra river back into the CBD. In total some 14 km of walking (Marky boy see I am in training... ben hitting the apartment gym as well ;-) )

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Photos

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Cook's cottage

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Eureka Tower

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Federation Square

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'Batman' road to the MCG

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Yarra river with MCG in background

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Yarra river and MCG again

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Federation Square from Princes Bridge

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The 'clear blue' waters of the Yarra, Federation Square and a bit of the CBD sky line.

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From Princes Bridge, just above the tree line is the top of the Flinders Street railway station building (the yellow building) with another bit of the CBD sky line.

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Flinders Street station again but bigger!

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I never realised I'd taken quite so many of a train station building. Was obviously in happy snappy mood.

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St Paul's Cathedral the Melbourne version

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Beach front (Port Melbourne Beach to Middle Park Beach I think)

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The boats of St Kilda

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St Kilda pier

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The MCG taken from Alexandra Avenue