Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

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 …

It was an absolutely beautiful day today, so we decided to spend it right here in St. Kilda. On the first Saturday of every month, there is a market that is set up on about 3 blocks lining the beach, called the Esplande Market. This is where a lot of local painters, artistic medal workers, and the like set up camp for about 7 hours and sell some of …

Today we were on a mission - essentially to do whatever the bride wanted in terms of last minute pick ups etc. However our first item was crucial - I had previously found a company that did soft toy restoration - and as anyone who knows me would know - Mickey has seen better days and was in desperate need of some tlc! With this in mind we headed to …

I am getting back into the swing of getting this blog going again so here is the next part of my journey down to Melbourne. On my last day in Sydney I did my homework as to where my hostel was and where I needed to get to and from with all my bags and the only downside would turn out to be my own competitive nature, I will come back to that in a …

We were dropped at MCG. After completing the guided tour at MCG we took the Melbourne Visitor Shuttle to spend the second day in the city including lunch at KFC. Dropped in at Queen Victoria Market which was closed. Visited IMAX theater but was late for the film. Returned home taking the train to Glen Waverley …

We made it to Melbourne safe and sound last Tuesday and it's been a pretty busy week but very different to the previous 3 weeks.

We arrived at 7.30 local time after a 6 hour flight, we managed to have a bit of tea and watched a film before having a few hours sleep, all in all it was a pretty good flight :). When we arrived at the airport …

My dad gave me the best early Birthday Present ever. He came all the way to Australia just to see me and spoil the hell out of me. We had a slow start to the week because I was recovering from my week at Uni Games. I got to see alot of Melbourne CBD and a few touristy places. We also did tours out to Phillip Island (where the little Penguins are) …

We arrived in a very sunny Melbourne – around 36 degrees and caught
the Skybus into the central train station where we debated about
walking to the hotel. We then caught a taxi to our apartment and
checked in before exploring our local area. We stayed in St Kilda, a
main road that comes out from the city centre, an …

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 …

First day is in the books. After a 14 hour flight that surprisingly wasn't that painful, I arrived in Melbourne. I fell asleep just after 2 am and woke up 8 hours later. I'm still having a hat time wrapping my head around losing a complete day. The 17th of May never happened for me. I'll slowly make up the hours as I come around the globe, but …

... to Herring Island passing by the Rod Laver Centre - the national tennis centre and home of the Australian Open and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). So far I’m liking what I see of Melbourne. People have told me I’d like Melbourne I think ...

... England and Australia. Again just to tick another thing off the "must do" list. It was played in the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), which can hold 90,000 people. Although Irish, we were supporting England. Not only because they were the underdogs ...

... as the tour was over, I went for a bite to eat at Hungry Jacks and made my way to the mighty MCG. A guided tour of the famous cricket ground was high up on my things to do list. As I waited for the tour to begin, I wandered through the AFL Hall of Fame. ...

... up. The first room on Melbourne's lifestyle was pretty effective with a life-size 'Neighbours' set, a natty model of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and a typical school environment built from actual parts of an old college up the road. It was all pretty ...

... the hustle and bustle from the old-fashioned cart, hundreds of Socceroos supporters began to descend towards the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) for the evenings match. We had fancied getting a ticket but the sudden national interest in soccer, spurred ...

... race in Formula One, the Australian Open tennis grand slam, and the Aussie Rules Grand Final at the 100,000 seater Melbourne Cricket Ground. Fairly new to the sporting landscape is A-League soccer and so I popped off to the rather impressive Telstra Dome ...

... at the start of Punt Road, which in turn is so called as it is a long road that leads all the way to the Melbourne Cricket Ground... And a Punt is the kick they do in that stupid game they like playing here. As I have lived and/or worked there on ...

... and there are some available for Monday - just depends if we can afford it. After a walk round the courts, we arrived at Melbourne Cricket Ground (The MCG, or just The 'G'). The place is huge. It holds over 70,000 I think. We got to see where we will ...

... their team colours written large on their faces: and that's just in the streets of Melbourne as I walk to the MCG (the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but now it has a more popular use as the home of Aussie Rules Football, or AFL). I've gotten myself a ...

... sunshine. Tuesday 30th January Hired bikes and rode along the banks of the Yarra river that splits Melbourne. Passed the MCG cricket ground and Rod Laver stadium, home of the Australian tennis open. Wednesday 31st January Behind the scenes ...