St. Paul's Cathedral Melbourne

We left Sydney for Melbourne at 4pm in the afternoon on New Years Eve. It was a race against time to make sure we got there in time to celebrate new years, as its a HUGE deal in Australia! Our flight landed in Melbourne at 7.35pm, we grabbed a cab to the hotel, checked in, had a quick shower and then headed out to join in the celebrations! We were …

Overslept ... then they were cleaning the shower room and I missed the free breaky ... so I headed out to find some. Within a few steps I discovered a small cafe serving up hearty breakfasts, so ordered myself some toast and a hot chocolate. As I ate my breakfast I planned my day by consulting my Lonely Planet. (Where would I be without one hey?)< …

Als wir langsam, ganz langsam aus unserem Tiefschlaf erwachten, wurden wir rasch dessen gewahr, was der Wetterbericht angekündigt hatte: Die Sonne brannte unaufhörlich vom Himmel, die Luft in unserem Camper war stickig und wir schwitzten, ohne uns zu bewegen – der Tag würde ein erbarmungslos heisser werden... Mit erfrischender Dusche und …

We arrived in Melbourne after a pretty long drive from Canberra, and when we arrived Bec's friend from Israel, Debs, was there to meet us. She took us back to her lovely little house in the Mooney Ponds part of Melbourne, where we would be staying for a few days.

The following morning Debs had taken the day off work and bless her, started …

It was Scott and my first Christmas together this year as usually we are with family so we were very determined to have a lovely Christmas even though we were away from home! We set up our $12 tree and decorated it in blue and silver tinsel and baubles to help us feel more Christmassy, even on our tight budget. We put a big shining star on top and …

The three guys in my room seem to have a very strange day rhythm. They get up early, sleep in the afternoon and night, and I could not find out yet what they are really here for. Anyway I started my first full day in Melbourne with getting along with the tram system and finally got to Federation Square from where I took a Melbourne …

... by a passing guy who jumped in after her and the police. Go to the National Gallery of Victoria; see the Flinders St. Station, St. Paul's Cathedral and stop for coffee. Back at the multi-storey car park we set up the car for sleeping in with our sarong ...

... Penguin Walk. I'm a little nervous about getting on a bus. I'm going to take the Rescue Remedy T. gave me. We went to St. Paul's Cathedral and lit a candle.Then we went to an opal store.I had almost given up on buying an opal since the last store I went ...

... . Currently the Australian Open is on, so that's a big deal, but I'm not a big tennis fan. I stopped in St. Paul's Cathedral for a minute, because even though I'm not Catholic, and barely practice my version of Christianity, I love cathedrals. I had big ...

... through to get there. We continued walking around and passed the treasury and associated gardens, State Parliament House, Town Hall and St Paul's Cathedral. It's a really nice city to walk around. Much like Sydney with all the green, open spaces but less ...

Went into Melbourne by tram to meet David for lunch. Afterwards walked around the city frist visiting St Paul's Cathedral.  The took the circular tram ride (free!) getting off at Docklands. Resumed the journey taking in all the sites of the ...

... !! So far the sights I've seen are the central Federation Square at the heart of the city (and 3mins from my hostel), St Paul's Cathedral (which is undergoing a refurb but still pretty cool; I went to the Observation deck on the 55th floor of the Rialto ...

... , exploring Australia for her first time.  Our apartment was surprisingly spacious and had expansive views of downtown Melbourne including St. Paul's Cathedral.   During the first night, we had to check the mattress to confirm we weren't ...

... I did all the touristy things - the Eureka sky deck (well worth doing for incredible views over Melbourne city and bay), Federation Square, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Casino Complex (which is just like Las Vegas - it has fountains inside, black marble, ...

... there so it was a 'cultural' visit. After a few pints we walked through Federation Square and visited St Paul's cathedral. We also walked past Melbourne Park, Etihad stadium and then Melbourne Cricket Ground where we decided to visit an AFL game there ...

... up making excuses to leave early, due to the 'not so funny' tour guide who thought he was a comedian! Down to St Paul's Cathedral which is opposite the very weird new structure called Federation Square. It is an attempt at modern art but all the ...