Walking, walking and more walking
Trip Start
Aug 30, 2008
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Trip End
Sep 11, 2008
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Showed up at the zoo and paid $23 to enter (!!!). I was the only person there without a husband, stroller and toddler in tow. No joke. I was excited to see the kangaroos - one even had a little baby in it's pouch and you could see the feet and tail hanging out...They only had two koalas, but they were crouched up in the tree and I couldn't see much...
The rest of the zoo was...well...ok. I guess after seeing elephants and giraffe in the wild in Africa, it's not as exciting to see them behind a fence with 100 screaming kids commenting...
After my zoo adventure (which lasted a total of 50 minutes; no, I didn't get my $23 worth), I took the tram back to downtown Melbourne. By this time it had started raining. I changed and went to the Hopetoun Tea Rooms in the Block Arcade.
The Tea Rooms date back to the 1890's and are really special! Not much has changed in the last 100 years. I had an avocado, bacon and chicken finger sandwhich with some tea. Unfortunately, when the tea service came, I lifted the cream pitcher to see where it was made (wanted to make sure it wasn't China), and I dumped the milk all over the table. The British couple next to mee was appalled at my teatime behaviour.
Following my hour in the tea rooms, I did...well...very little. Everything in downtown Melbourne seems to shut down at 5pm, and restaurants don't typically open on Sunday evening. Excellent. So, I layed in my hotel for awhile watching reruns of America's Next Top Model (which I don't even like when the original seasons are on in the US)...I read...I went to the hotel restaurant and ordered tomato soup and a side salad. This caused lots of discussion about why I was eating so little, why I was alone, etc. etc. The tomato soup was $13 and definitely ketchup with some hot water and garlic. Definitely.
Went back to my room and finished my book. And that was Sunday!
