Melbourne

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Arrived in Melbourne Feb 12th For our last 2 nights in the campervan. Site packed. Pitched up in their overflow carpark with no hook up but not a problem.

FEB 13th. Got local transport into city today and free tram around the centre. Lunch alongside the Yarra River at The Pilgrim Bar on Federation Wharf. Thunderstorm hit late afternoon and hardly stopped all night.

FEB 14th. Our last day in Australia. Took camper back and dropped rucksacks off at airport until later. Headed back into the city and made our way on the free trams right to the MCG for the cricket. Amazing experience. Over 84,000 in a fired up crowd. Result didn't go England's way but it was a great day ?

Then it was the tram back to the coach station, with a nice walk by the Flinders Street Railway Station - quite an impressive building - and hopped on the Sky Bus back to the airport. Long wait through the night to check in at 04.00 and off we flew at 06.25 to Auckland ☺

Thank you Melbourne. Thank you Australia. We've enjoyed every moment (well, apart from 3 hours on the airport floor/seat last night!)

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Photos

tram
Free city tram. Fantastic old tram that rattles around the circular inner city route. Free to hop on hop off.

Parliament building
City tram passing the state parliament building

Pilgrim Bar lunch
Pilgrim Bar in the arches of Federation Wharf under Federation Square and along side thee Yarra. Loverly anti pasti starters.

Cricket World Cup
At the MCG for England vs Australia. The result wasn't important. To experience The atmosphere was priceless. Thank you Lesley for buying this day out for my birthday ?