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October 30th 2009
Published: December 14th 2009
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So we finally arrived in Melbourne! Talk about a huge city. We got there in the evening of the 28th, and saw a bit that night. We walked around to find some food, but couldn’t really appreciate the size of the city since it was dark. Our hostel was really nice though. Melbourne Central YHA was really new, and was much like an apartment building. The rooms were small, and everything just fe... Read Full Entry



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Watchtower - 06

At least the yard had some nicer light.
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Watchtower - 07

Enjoying my time in the padded room.
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Watchtower - 08

All booked and ready to be taken away!
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Federation Square

It's a cultural area with bars, art galleries, the SBS and more.
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Federation Square - 02

Some functions being held in this indoor/outdoor area.
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Federation Square - 03

The middle of the square.
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Federation Square - 05

Nice view over to Flinders Street Station.
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Federation Square - 04

The Melbourne Cup was going on, and was definitely front and centre.
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Federation Square - 06

View looking back the way we came.
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Melbourne Cup

Everyone gets dressed up for the cup races.
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Flinders Street Station

One of the big stations in Melbourne.
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Flinders Street Station - 2

A lot longer than it originally looked.
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Southern Cross Station

Another one of the big train stations.
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Southern Cross Station - 02

Hill and I proud of how much we saw that day.
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Lightning

Plenty of storms at night that would just miss us.



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