When ever we have friends...
by ALVICKI
When ever we have friends visiting Melbourne for the first time we always take them to Southbank to experience the pulse of Melbourne. The shops and eating areas are fantastic with a wide range of available cuisines. You look across the Yarra River to the city skyline and the atmosphere is friendly. The people stroll the wide river promenade, buskers perform and you can pick up a bargain at the market stalls. There is always something to see. It is situated close the Art Gallery, theatres and Crown Entertainment Complex . A great location to cater for a range of interests.
MUST SEE ACTIVITIES
Activity: Make sure to stop at the Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary. It has to be one of the finest and most unique zoos in the world. It's as if you were in the wild but had to stay on a fenced in path with the wildlife all around you.
Unique Qualities: Great photo ops and a great chance to see native fauna (platypus,wombat,kangaroo, koala etc)
Location: Northeast of Melbourne Approximately 1.5 hours
Classification: Zoos , Photography , Site Seeing
Something for the kids
by iandsmith
If you're well-heeled or just have a bit of extra cash and, you have children or grandchildren, then have I got a place for you. This is a salute to the tacky. In the casino complex is a Warner Bros. shop and you don't need to be a genius to work out what they're trying to flog here.
From the small to the large, depending on your budget, all you favourite cartoon and other characters are for sale here.
Just bring money, you have been warned.
Australians will normally...
by on_business
Australians will normally split (share) the restaurant bill.
We will ask people on meeting them 'how are you' we don't expect an answer as it is just a greeting. Like G'day.
We call people 'mate' usually other men but sometimes woman, please note this is the same as 'buddy' as used by Americans. It is not a term used in a sexual way, as in 'my mate'!
Melbourne Cricket Ground
by phillarkins
If you come to melbourne in winter go to a game of australian rules football at the MCG. You won't need to know the rules, just ask the person standing next to you what is going on and they will be happy to inform you, probably in a colorful way. Everyone knows the MCG. Make sure in winter you bring plenty of warm clothes and bring in some food. Inside it is really expensive.
The Immigration Museum
by xuessium
Come and discover the immigration history of Australia right down to settlement by the Europeans.
Located in the stately Old Customs House, the museum re-creates the real-life stories of coming to Australia with a rich mix of moving images, personal and community voices, memories and memorabilia.
As Australia grasps with its identity, walk steps backwards towards how Australia becomes what it is today: British settlements, Gold-rush triggered population explosions, "The White Australia Policy", The waves of Romanised and Grecianised immigration and finally, the arrival of the Asians.
There is a gallery, created to replicate the bunks in the ships that carried immigrants to their new homes, and relive their dread, sadness, misery and hope.
Read about personal experiences. I almost cracked into laughter reading about the story of an Italian wife, worried that there would be no condoms in Australia and had a suitcase of them. Read about racist treachery as you try "The Diction Test", used to deter no English speakers from entering "White Australia" of the 40s and 50s. Read about aboriginal sadness at the loss of their land. I remember the passage (in gist) that goes ..."As Australia celebrates its bi-centennial, the Aboriginal groups mourned".....
Opening hours and admission prices
Open daily 10am - 5pm
Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day.
Adults $6, Concessions and Children free entry.
Additional charges may apply for temporary exhibitions.
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