Becoming an Aussie Bum

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September 30th 2007

Published: October 6th 2007

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia After backpacking and moving to one new place to the next for almost a month now, I started to understand the importance of having a home base. A place where you feel belong, a place where your heart is. Thus in my case, I am becoming an unofficial bum in Australia, of which I can’t complain much anyway. Homesick started t... Read Full Entry

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Melbourne Art Centre

From the top of Eureka Tower.

Melbourne Chinatown gate detail

Melbourne's tiny Chinatown only contained within one street (Little Bourke Street), but it is definitely thriving.

Pixar 20th anniversary Exhibition

We were lucky to attend the 20th anniversary Pixar exhibition in Australian Centre for Moving Image at Federation Square. Notice the Pixar famous symbol of desk lamp with its ball.

Sullivan and Mike from Monsters, Inc.

We're saying hi from Melbourne Pixar exhibition.

Queen Victoria Market

Bustling Queen Victoria Market is the place to go for some cheap Australian souvenirs. Melbourne, Victoria.

State Library of Victoria

An artwork outside State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.

La Trobe reading room

State Library of Victoria, Melbourne.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Melbourne, Victoria.

Melbourne Sunset

Watching the sun set over Yarra River in Melbourne from the top of Eureka Tower.

Docklands art sculptures

A newly developed region of Melbourne, Docklands offer European style of living.

Melbourne at night

From the Docklands.

Docklands

The newly developed area of Melbourne. Here I am standing with my host in Melbourne: Fika and Arif.

11th October 2007

FJ
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its not
RUGBY! we play aussie rules football in Melbourne, not that northern rugby rubbish

12th June 2011

Xeno Lith
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Football Code in Melbourne
Just thought I'd let you know that the football code in Melbourne is NOT rugby. It is known as Australian Rules Football and people here would get very upset calling their game rugby.. Xeno

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