Oct
1, Monday
The old tram arrives
and I start my ride around downtown Melbourne
I got off at the Carlton Gardens and walked up to
the Royal Exhibition Bldg
Just on the other side was the Museum of Melbourne
with lots of dinosaur skeletons
and the natural history portion was amazing. At the bottom of this photo you can see people using a huge interactive computer screen. It showed the same animal displays as above; you simply touched the animal you wanted info on and it appeared.
Welcome Nugget, 1858, found by a party of Cornish miners, 2218 ounces (63 kg)
Australia's Coat of Arms with lifesize red kangaroo and emu.
From there I walked down Nicholson Street toward the parliament buildings, but
turned into Parliament Gardens first
And then continued on to St. Patrick’s Cathedral with its beautiful gardens
I cut across to Fitzroy Gardens
and loved the brickwork adorned with children's messages
Fitzroy Gardens
The Conservatory
inside the conservatory
Walked up to the adjoining Treasury Gardens
and back on to Spring Street near the Parliament Building
and stately old hotels
The State Parliament Building
I really got lucky because just as I snapped this picture, the Free City Tram arrived, so I jumped on and rode back to Federation Park.
Old Forum Cinema building with its elaborate architectural details
Federation Square
The sun was getting low when I crossed the street to get back to the metro / train station and return to Brighton Beach.
Took the metro downtown and from Federation Square took
the Free City Tram to get to the Melbourne Museum.
and I start my ride around downtown Melbourne
I got off at the Carlton Gardens and walked up to
the Royal Exhibition Bldg
Just on the other side was the Museum of Melbourne
with lots of dinosaur skeletons
and the natural history portion was amazing. At the bottom of this photo you can see people using a huge interactive computer screen. It showed the same animal displays as above; you simply touched the animal you wanted info on and it appeared.
Welcome Nugget, 1858, found by a party of Cornish miners, 2218 ounces (63 kg)
Australia's Coat of Arms with lifesize red kangaroo and emu.
From there I walked down Nicholson Street toward the parliament buildings, but
turned into Parliament Gardens first
And then continued on to St. Patrick’s Cathedral with its beautiful gardens
I cut across to Fitzroy Gardens
and loved the brickwork adorned with children's messages
Fitzroy Gardens
The Conservatory
inside the conservatory
Walked up to the adjoining Treasury Gardens
and back on to Spring Street near the Parliament Building
and stately old hotels
The State Parliament Building
I really got lucky because just as I snapped this picture, the Free City Tram arrived, so I jumped on and rode back to Federation Park.
Old Forum Cinema building with its elaborate architectural details
Federation Square
It was about 4:30 by then and breakfast was long gone so I selected on of the open air restaurant to have a nice meal.
First a coffee to warm up, then some nice pasta and prawns with a glass of Chardonnay.
The sun was getting low when I crossed the street to get back to the metro / train station and return to Brighton Beach.
I wonder how many kilometers I walked today?
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