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TravelPod Member ReviewsYarra River Melbourne
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Knowing what I know...
paper.plane 2 contributions Auckland, New Zealand Feb 7, 2012
Walking along the Yarra River is really beautiful. It's made even more special when you know the history. I visited the Victoria Police Museum & learnt about the history before I walked along the river, it definitely changed the walk, gave it a different vibe.
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Yarra River Melbourne
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Cut Off and Absorbed
Today I read in the news:
"Adventure travel does not just come from the journey itself but from feeling cut off from one's normal way of life - a situation that forces you to accept what you find and become absorbed by it."
This is the first day that I actually do feel cut off from our normal way of life. All of our crew has now … -
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Santa Clause is coming
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 …
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Built on Gold
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 … -
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Yarra River, Taste of Melbourne, more gardens
The concierge found a pharmacy open on Sunday and they helped me fix my rescue inhaler. As with all my experiences in Australia, everyone was wonderfully nice and helpful. They also sold me lozenges that actually helped so I was feeling pretty perky. It is amazing what a few really deep breaths that are NOT followed by 10 minutes of frantic …
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Related BlogsYarra River Melbourne
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The Living City
... Botanic Gardens, and I enjoyed a leisurely stroll through there, before visiting the Shrine of Remembrance and walking along the Yarra River. The Gardens were immaculate and very peaceful, a huge contrast to the hustle and bustle of Swanston Street. I ...
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Melbourne - culture, sport and trams 23-28 April
... main entrance to Flinders St station, which is a picturesque Victorian railway station, and one of the main areas of Melbourne situated on the Yarra River. We decided to go on the 2 hour River Tours ferry cruise - which cost $25. We travelled downstream ...
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Hitchhiker's Guide to Victorian brass bands
... -47 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda. Alternate Thursdays 7:30pm - 10:00pm Today I spent the afternoon visiting the Crown complex on the Yarra River for the all-you-can-eat International Buffet at the Sante restaurant. Alex and I ate like kings for a day ...
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A Tale of Two Cities at War
... grounds of perfectly curved flowerbeds we found ourselves at the northern gate and the city itself was just a walk over the Yarra River. Before crossing the river we spied the National Gallery of Victoria which needed investigating and with not an ...
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G'day Possums
... cosmopolitan city with thousands of pavement cafes that were all really busy. We had some lunch in one and took a walk along the Yarra River which runs through the city. It is quite a beautiful city with the Botanic Gardens and river making it seem ...
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Melbourne - Windy City
... biting wind at times! After resting up in the afternoon, we had a quality meal out in a restaurant/cafe complex by the Yarra River. We would both recommend The Blue Train Cafe as a buzzing, vibrant eatery, with great food and great atmosphere! Once ...
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Wandering around Melbourne
Today we went on a walk around Southern Melbourne. First we went by Federation Square to the Yarra River. We followed the river, passing some strange looking sculptures, on the way to the MCG. We also passed through Melbourne Park which will be hosting ...
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Melbourne - Day 240
... the city for the remainder of the day. Did a spot of shopping, visited Federation Square and saw the famous MCG from across the Yarra river. Walked along the Yarra where the banks are littered with shops and bars, had a few beers overlooking the river ...
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Trying to get a beer on New Year
... on the beach in the glorious 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 ...
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I'm Ghan back down south
... decided to take the overnight bus to Melbourne and do the trip from there. Thursday January 22nd Arrived bright and early in Melbourne, Australia's second city and the capital of the state of Victoria. After checking in to a hostel and wolfing down ...
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