Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

Yarra Park, Jolimont, Melbourne , Victoria, Australia - Phone: 61 3 9657 8888

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

  • 1

    South bank style

    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 …

  • 2

    Built on Gold

    30 photos

    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 …

  • 3

    Melbourne Sep 18, 2011

    77 photos

    Entry containing 77 photos titled: First view of Australia from the plane, First cockatoo - a Galah or rose-breasted cockatoo, Sunset at St Kilda, Little penguin, Us and Dr Karl!, Dr Karl even signed our Lonely Planet!, Erinsborough High School gate, Erinsborough High School

  • 4

    Showed my beloved Shakti around this great City.

    3 photos

    Today we visited the great Melbourne Cricket Ground, The Melbourne Tennis Center (Home of the Australian Open), the newly built Soccer Stadium and the sporting precinct which is huge. We then walked along the banks of the Yarra River and onto the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens. Shakti loved it and enjoyed the amazing variety of smells and plants …

Related BlogsMelbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

  • 1

    Melbourne - culture, sport and trams 23-28 April

    46 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 2

    The Pursuit of Happyness

    8 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 3

    Teenage Fanclub

    11 photos

    ... 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. ...

  • 4

    A Tale of Two Cities at War

    9 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 5

    Australia - Melbourne

    8 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 6

    Ashes are ashes

    8 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 7

    The Pint on Punt

    20 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 8

    Wandering around Melbourne

    64 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 9

    Trying to get a beer on New Year

    1 photo

    ... 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 ...

  • 10

    "Why Don't You Just Play For 'Em, Umpire?"

    3 photos

    ... 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 ...