Federation Square Melbourne

I had to be up and out of the Nunnery in pretty good time, but once checked out I left my bags in their storage and ventured to the nearest Coles for supplies. In hindsight, this was a poor move, as it meant I had more stuff to carry, but the scouts did teach me to be prepared, and this way I did have a fresh bottle of water for the trek. I …

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It was another gorgeous Saturday in Melbourne about 26 degrees, a perfect day for exploring. I arrived by train into Flinders Street Station (which is the heart of Melbourne's rail network) in the central business district. It is Australia's oldest rain station and very pretty. I started off my day exploring one of the many buildings …

So...it's s been a while...we finished off our stay in Gunter's beach house with a few fine days and more days on the beach for James. After a few rainy days we were beginning to get cabin fever.

We said our goodbyes to Mick, Yvonne, Mitch, Josie and Charlotte at Charlotte's birthday party on the beach. It was a sad farewell not sure when …

So, feeling better today. I knew I would. Two very nice Canadian dorm mates took me under their wing, and took me on the tram to Federation Square. I thought I was coming from bad weather: they're from Edmonton, and it was -37 degrees Celcius when they left home!

I got off the tram and picked up loads of leaflets in the Visitor Information …

20.10.11
After a 9 hour train ride I finally arrived in Melbourne. Gaetano picked me up and took me straight to his mum's house for a nice dinner :) The food was good but I just can't wait to get to bed.

21.10.11
Today I just hung out at home, lounged on the couch, watched some TV and just enjoyed not having to run anywhere. So I …

We awoke to the sound of rain, packed up the camper van and said goodbye to Phillip Island. We were looking forward to getting to Melbourne and hoped that the weather there would be a bit better than we'd experienced the previous few days. I was also really looking forward to catching up with my mate Juliet who had gone traveling 6 years before and …

On our way through the airport at Auckland we decided to have a farewell drink of the local beer and wine then boarded the plane for our 3 and a half hour flight, we arrived in Melbourne at 9pm and got the shuttle bus straight over to the hostel.

Melbourne is Australia's second largest city and is the most European of all of them, with …

My alarm woke me ... I'm off to Melbourne today and I'm getting a shuttle to Auckland airport at nine. I'm dressed and packed, waiting for my pickup by 8.15am. I watch breakfast TV to kill time. I'm promtly collected, dropped at the airport and checked in for my flight by 9.40am. I now have three hours to kill, so shopping and hanging around it is …

I'm up and no idea what time it is. One room mate has left for work, and the others are still asleep. I shower and have the bathrooms to myself. Dressed and ready for the day I head downstairs for my free breakfast and discover it's 8.15am.

By 8.45am I'm sat in Federation Square ready to face the day ... museum and galleries don't open …

We're off to Melbourne for the day to do the touristy things and we even have a tourist book with money off vouchers it could not get any better. We got the train from Geelong which was only about an hour, got to Melbourne and started to navigate our way through the huge skyscrapers.

We headed for the aquarium first down at the river banks …

... . Trams made their way up and down all the main streets, surrounded by yellow taxis and people of all nationalities. Federation Square is home to some interesting, futuristic archetecture, and it is the place where the main Information Centre is ...

... served until 10am we had a fried breakfast, cereals, toast etc. By 11am we were on our way out. We headed to Federation Square which is just opposite the main entrance to Flinders St station, which is a picturesque Victorian railway station, and one of ...

... of me seeing that same guy again are nil. But I can't hack it as a petty criminal, so I pay. First stop, Federation Square, a recent addition to the city's face and a polarizing one, supposedly. It's got huge glass-and-metal structures with strange, ...

This evening I attended the free outdoor evening show at Federation Square, as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's conclusion. It was well attended and the quality of acts very high. Out of the many performances my favourites were ...

... is probably not enough to see one act at Edinburgh). Tomorrow and on Saturday there are some free events organised for Federation Square which I hope to attend, including the screening of the Comedy Channel short film festival. More reviews on there ...

... sides by fit young Melburnites power walking in their lunch break. Before long we were at the architectural disaster that is Federation Square, a mish-mash of glacial Lego bricks that had obviously been designed at the same time it was being built. ...

... by the ticket machine). The first stop for anyone coming to this city should be the rather impressive visitors centre in Federation Square. It's possibly the best tourist information centre I have ever visited, anywhere! Lots of staff and lots of ...

Today was Queens Day - a Dutch holiday that was being celebrated in Federation Square. Many Dutch people descended on the square (including a fair share of backpackers) to participate in the music, watch the clog dancing and sample the food from home. ...

... Royal Botanic Gardens, seeing the very large remembrance building just before entering. Finally, walk back along the river, to Federation square, a relatively new complex of bars and restaurants, for a very nice glass of wine. Sunday 16th January ...

... visitors centre for some more local info. We stopped to get a good view of the spire which dominates the skyline from federation square (PIC) before heading back out into the city. We caught a free loop tram around the main city centre and ...