City Ambassadors - what a brilliant idea!
by allikat
So there I am, all on my own, in the middle of Melbourne for the first time. Where to go, what to do, and how to get there? Fortunately for me, I stumbled across a couple of charming gentlement dressed all in red and ready to help me find the tram I needed. City Ambassadors are volunteers, ready to help the visitor to Melbourne. You will find these Ambassadors around the central areas of Melbourne, and they are ready to help you with directions, ideas - any general queries you might have. A brilliant idea!
Royal Botanical Gardens
by Sweetberry1
The Royal Botanic Gardens was established in 1846...
At the time of its foundation, the Gardens’ site was an uninspiring mixture of rocky outcrops and swampy marshland, but it was not long before the foundations were being laid for one of the great gardens of the world.
In 1857, the Gardens’ first full time Director, Ferdinand von Mueller was appointed. Mueller was to become one of the most acclaimed botanists of the 19th century, and was ultimately awarded Knighthoods by over 20 countries. Mueller established the Gardens’ scientific centre, The National Herbarium of Victoria, and amassed an extraordinary range of plants from every corner of the world. All my memories of Melbourne are great. There is always lots to do here, and you never run out of great places to see.
This used to be home, the place I grew up in, and I still feel it is one of the greatest cities to live in.
Not as good as the sydney...
by ombre
Not as good as the sydney aquarium ,the newer melbourne aquarium is set out alot different and so ,despite not being as big as Sydney it's still worth a visit.
its in my opion slighty over priced as most of these places are .
allow around 3 hours.
Buildings of interest
1. St....
by Juliet67
Buildings of interest
1. St. Patrick's Cathedral
A fine building in the English Gothic style, Melbournes Catholic Cathedral stands in East Melbourne near the top end of Collins Street.
A liberal use of flying buttresses, pinnacles and turrets contributes to the archtiectural richness of the building.
2. Queens College
Part of the Melbourne University, Carlton, commenced 1855. Two other universities, Monash and Latrobe have since been founded in Melbourne, and a fourth is in the planning stages.
3. Parliament House
Home of the Victorian Stadt Parliament, in Spring Street. For (maybe 40?) years the Australian Federal Parliament met in this building, until it moved to the new Parliament House in Canberra in 1927.
4. Latrobe Cottage
This was Victoria's first Government House. Originally situated in Jolimont, now part of Melbourne, it was moved to a site near the Shrine of Remembrance, close to the present Government House, and is a National Trust property.
First Tuesday in November
by alisonr
If you are there in November, go to the Melbourne Cup!! This is the biggest horse race on the Australian racing calendar and it is known as 'the race that stops a nation' becuase no matter where you are at 3.20pm (the time varies year to year) on the first Tuesday in November, you will be watching or listening to the Cup. 2001 was my first year, and I have been back every year since - experiencing it from a punter on the lawn with plastic chairs to the Carbine Marquee. In 2001 my mum and I were among 110,000 keen racegoers, a new record crowd. Please see my travelouge for lots of photos. Binoculars, hat (if you are a girl it is a MUST to have a groovy hat or facinator) suncream, umbrella, depending on the day.
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