Victoria Park Plaza

... so silent night) and not so well in my stomach (hopefully it will not get worse) I decided to walk through the Queen Victoria Park south of the Yarra River and have a little rest again. Then I walked through the impressive Crown Entertainment Complex and ...

... artistic, and thematic.  Call it "flair" if you like, but my preference was for Her Majesty's time period. The Victoria Park Plaza Hotel is situated close to Victoria station.  In spite of its location, it's a modern hotel with some interesting ...

Hi to all....We are safe and sound in London, well ensconced in the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel.  Our flight via Thomas Cook Airlines was uneventful and went quite quickly actually.  One minute we were waiting for the shuttle at the Delta Airport ...

... festive season in shorts and T-Shirt when the sun is shining. Portland was next and another time change, on half an hour to Victoria time, 11 hours ahead of GMT, and I think we stay like that until we leave for New Zealand. After Portland we ...

... of the sights are 20/30 minute walk from the car parks but the road after the 12 Apostles goes through the superb Otway National Park (windy forest roads) before hugging the coast for most of the way back to Geelong. Fantastic. We made our way through to ...

... and we went to Mildura RSL for dinner, and a quick drive around town later to acquaint them with the town.  The main plaza was sectioned off for the local Jazz Festival.  Sunday we had set aside to go to some wineries.  At Trentham Estate ...

... , only getting as far as Apollo Beach and then doubling back to get into the swimming pool for a second night in the Crowne Plaza. They were however lucky enough to see a bunch of koalas in the wild – enjoy the photos!! The intrepid trio ...

... I do, though, I figure having the ability to take good photographs is a must. We camp on the shores of Lake Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, the sound of waves lapping the shore a tonic. The chirping of the ubiquitous weaver birds fills the air. ...

... have no clue how Australian Rules Football works, but I do know that it's popularity is pretty much confined to the State of Victoria.  This really surprsied me, but elsewhere in the country Rugby (both league and union) is more popular, and is ...

... RedLove, an intimate club with a small balcony that played electrohouse. Sunday was spent getting cultured at the National Gallery of Victoria, one of the best museums I've seen thusfar with a perfect combination of Aboriginal art, classic paintings and ...

... muizen lijkende lijfjes laten zien. Ook de volgende dag was erg druk. Na een bezoek aan de ontzettend grote, op toeristen afgestemde Queen Victoria Markets, waar ik al geweest was maar waarvan ik wist dat mama het wel leuk zou vinden, zijn we met de tram ...

... behind us). After having a good old chat with Mary in the morning we dropped Sinead off at dancing, Louise took us to Queen Victoria Market. This has to be the best market in the world. Sadly, there are about 10,000 bodies buried under the car park as ...

... got some gifts for friends and for the Tennis Cluster.  On my way to the train station...right next door...I saw the plaza where all the Australia's Tennis Greats had a bust showing...including, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter, Rod Laver...etc  I ...

... in the family. After the Gaol, we wandered some more, and checked out more Melbourne sites, including the Federation Plaza and Queen Victoria Market.  The next day, we headed to Brunswick Street in the Fitzroy suburb.  Brunswick Street is a ...

... good and full of interesting artwork, antiques and artifacts.  After that we headed to the cinema we located in Melbourne central plaza.  We found a good deal where you buy a burger and get your cinema ticket for $8 less so we felt inclined to ...

... having a McDonalds breakfast, going to the cinema to watch Rango and having a general wonder around the vast amount of shops in Werribee Plaza. Finally our hefty ford falcon was back in our possession and so the next day we were off on the next part of ...

... the universities, of which there are 3 at the moment, with a 4th to be built soon. The main square in the city centre is Victoria Square. This is where to catch the tram from to go to Glenelg. It is also where there is a big fountain/sculpture that was ...

... blading. By way of preparation I had one practice outing on the road along the Strait of Juan de Fuca here in Victoria. Bicycles and roller bladers are not welcome on the beautiful pedestrian pathway that follows the seashore so if one wants to roller ...

... quick and eay trip, faster than going from Victoria to Vancouver by a long shot. Back in London and back at Park Plaza then off to a traditional British roast beef dinner at the Duke of York Pub and then to the theatre to see ...