This is our first time down under - never been in the Southern Hemisphere. We're off to a great start as Kylie went to Melbourne University (call it UNI here - pronounced unee).
She dropped us off at our hotel about 3:30 and headed home, about a 4 hour drive. It was such a joy to be with her again!
We are staying at the Docklands Travelodge. It's very nice - fairly new- and right downtown near the Southern Cross Train Station. We have a tour scheduled for Tuesday so I wanted to take s walk to see where the stop is for us to be picked up at 7:45 in the morning. Also wanted to buy some fruit for lunch.
So, off I went with the map. The pick up spot is only 4 blocks away and I just kept walking.
We will be visiting this church on our tour...so I just walked by.
The beautiful and historic Flinders Steeet Railway Station. The building is so pretty and bustling with people. Melbourne has a fantastic train and tram system. There are 3 1/2 million in the metro area.
Biking had gotten very popular in recent years.
Flinders was the first man to circumnavigate Australia!
The street are wide and well used. I saw a few boulevards lined with trees. Seems clean and friendly. They get a lot of tourists from all over the world.
The weather is very nice - it's early fall here. Lots of people eating outside at cafes, lots of tourist shops and hotels. I got in the rest of my 5 miles for the day and got back to the hotel at 7:00. We just had fruit for supper as we had eaten lunch at 3:00!
Slept really well that night - after being up for 2 full days.
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