| Author: | Keith (ID: 10363) | Posted: | 2011-08-21 07:00 GMT+00:00 | Mileage: | 35.78 km | |
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| Tags: | Travel |
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| Citigate Hotel Albert Park |
After paying $70 for the taxi at midnight because the plane was late and we missed the shuttle, we are just about to set off to the city
| No 27 tram stop |
Our first of many tram trips
| Inside view of tram |
This was the only tam that wasn't full
| Retro Cafe in Swanston St |
60's theme....probably not changed or cleaned from the 60s.
even got a jukebox at the table
| Breakfast |
$7.50 each with juice
| Flinders Street station |
Taken from Federation Square
| Federation Square |
View of Melbourne Visitors Centre.....looks like a glass double decker bus
| Rowing Sheds looking across the Yarra |
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| Keith & Jan |
Yes we are both there, the Yarra and Crown casino in backgroun
| Eureaka tower |
Eureaka tower above Flinders street station............tallest building in Melbourne, if you look closly you can see cloud caught by the top of it
| Flinders Subway |
A network of tunnels for pedestrian access to the station and shops completed in the early 1950's
| Degrave St |
The first of the lanes, Jan sent me off for a cup of coffee while she enjoyed the tour
| Degrave lane |
| Inside old National Bank Headquarters, |
now an upmarket shopping arcade where we sampled Lindt macaron....the city was full of them
| Jan with guide |
| Cutouts inlane |
Originally for horse drwn waggons to back into and unload
| streetview |
| Laneway |
Used to be old horse bazaar
| Macaron Shop |
Guide outside a dedicated macaron shop.........thanks Master Chef
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| Street art |
Someones arm taking a photo.....dont you just hate that
| Street art |
Guide giving history of street art/graffitti
| Laneway |
Old barrel winches sticking out from ex warehouses
| GPO |
Now an upmarket shopping centre
| GPO |
Used to be entry now a restarauntt
| Delivery lane GPO |
Now little coffee outlets
| GPO lane way |
Washing basin holding awning prop up
| GPO delivery entrance |
| GPO |
| Royal Arcade |
| Royal Arcade |
| Royal Arcade |
| Royal Arcade |
The figurine strikes the bell on the hour and half hour,There is a similar one on the other side
| Display in shop |
| The Block |
| Basement under Arcade |
A music shop under Royal Arcade, holds weekly concerts we just missed Don Walker (Cold Chisel) by about 3 days
| Basement under Arcade |
| The Block |
| Toilet |
Yes Jan and fellow tour friend found one
| Manchester Unity Building |
Copper lift doors in foyer
| Capitol Arcade |
| Laneway |
can't quite remember the name
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| Street scene |
| Cathederal entrance |
| Street Art/graffiti |
An area where street art/graffitti is tolerated.............it all depends on your point of view.......artists or vandals
| Street Art/graffiti |
| Artists or vandals |
| Street Art/graffiti |
| Street Art/graffiti |
| Street Art/graffiti |
| Street Art/graffiti |
If you stand still to long someone will paint you
| Street Art/graffiti |
| Federation Square |
Buskers at Visitor centre, Jan had found a toilet here
| Swantson Street |
Some sought of Chinese peace love rally
| Chokolait |
Chocolate pavlova and drinks in Royal Arcade WOW!!!
| Chokolait |
Now thats a pavlova
| Flinders Street Station at night |