Emu Plains - Melbourne
Oyster Moon
Paul Foskett & Rhu Nash
Wed 19 Dec 2012 21:43
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Decided to visit Melbourne but took ages to get there.
Drove for about an hour to Seymour and then about hour and a half on the train
to Melbourne. Caught the tourist tram, which is free, around the CBD
(Central Business District) – they all talk about CBD. Guess it must be
one of the oldest parts of the city because there were very small lanes between
some of the buildings. These contained quirky shops – I never did go back
for my new rucksack – and pavement cafes/restaurants.
  We are discovering that all the cities, in fact everywhere,
have big air conditioned shopping malls. In Melbourne there are some
lovely ones in the Royal Arcade and the old post office. Think this is the
old post office – but not sure. You can see the big Victorian arches at the
bottom.
 The old intact buildings are Victorian so lots of high
ceilings. Here’s sample:
   Passed this cake shop (salivate) in one of the arcades in
Melbourne. People were queuing outside to get in.
 Trams run straight through the middle of Melbourne, so you
have to dodge when crossing the road.
 Melbourne also has the move over to the left hand lane to turn
right rule, which lots of people think is odd, but makes sense when you have
trams going down the middle of the road.
 One of the big department stores in Australia – Myers (just
like John Lewis) – is famous for it’s Christmas window. Again big queues
waiting to see this.
 Merry Christmas from Melbourne:
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