Madison & Melbourne

Melbourne

Monday Nov 17 – Madison & Melbourne

Melbourne Train Station.

Interesting architecture in Melbourne.

It is morning in Bacchus Marsh and we are going into the city today.  At the train station we purchase a Miki card that provides electronic access to the trains. You put money on it and scan it at the beginning and the end of the ride.  Very smooth train ride into the city.  The station is beautiful with an unusual ceiling.




Latte at the Hunger Game Café then we start walking through the centre of the city.  There are eight blocks each direction that is the downtown. A tram travels around it and provides free transportation for tourists. We wander through the shops marvelling the different wares.  Alan was quite taken by a cake shop that had a window stacked high with beautiful cakes.



Street marker.

City Tram

Madison meets us on the stairs of the Parliament building.  She navigates us easily through the down town to one of the famous allies.  The allies are full of cafes and shops.  We had a great lunch where we asked her all kinds of questions about going to Medical School in Melbourne. Madison was very obliging and patient with us.  She then walked us over the bridge towards the botanical gardens.  Here she headed out and we started down the canal.  We hope to meet with her on our return, after driving the Great Ocean Road.



Graffiti in an alley in Melbourne.



Another piece of graffiti in a Melbourne alley.

Art along the canal.

Outdoor space at the Melbourne Art Gallery.

There are huge boat sheds along the canal. Each is a separate rowing club.  There are hundreds of boats and as it was the day after a race, they were polishing them.  Quite a sight!