St. Kilda, Melbourne

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St Kilda is one of Melbourne's liveliest and most cosmopolitan areas.
In the early days, St Kild was a fashinable seaside resort but it gradually declined. By the 1960s it was pretty seedy and its decadent image of faded glories (and cheap rents) attracted immigrants and refugees, bohemians and fown-and-outers.
St Kilda has undergone an image upgrade, although it's still a place of extremes - backpacker hostels and fine-dine restaurants, sports cars and junkies. It can still be perilous to wander the streets late at night, particularly for lone women. The main streets, Fitzroy St and Acland St, are full of interesting shops and eateries.
The St Kilda Festival in February is a showcase for local artists, musicians and writers, and features street parties, parades, concerts and lots more.

The St Kilda area is really nice with lots of things to buy and look at. There are craft markets along the beach on Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm...they are worth a look...

You'll find the markets along The Esplanade in St Kilda.

Take a stroll or dip in the bay, in-line skate, cycle, fly a kite, lie on the sand or grass and relax, eat at one of the many establishments (St Kilda Pier cafe shown in the photo), take a ride on the rollercoaster at Luna Park, shop, and dance or mosh the night away... this can all be done in St Kilda.

Take a stroll down Fitzroy and Acland Streets... yummy food!! Try 7 Apples on Acland St for their scrumptious gelatis.

Oh, and then there's the St Kilda Festival during late summer. This is when 100,000+ people of all ages converge in this area when the streets are shut off to public transport, so that street raves, street performers, stalls, concerts and eating establishments open up for a whole day of entertainment!

In summer there are outdoor tournaments held here for Beach volleyball and big summer festivals with bands.

There is a large boardwalk that runs for Kilometers and in summer and winter it is packed with people, walking, running, riding bikes, rollerblading and pushing prams.

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Ackland Street next to St Kilda. YOu can see a Melbourne land-mark - the green and yellow tram. I live nearby this street Good cafes and shops. A few trendy bars. A place to take it easy. Grab breakfast, do some shopping and stuff your face.
Pleasant atmosphere

This garrish place is Luna Park in St kilda - on old-style entertainment park with rides and games. The place on the right is the Palais, a concert venue where I once saw Del Amitri? remember them?
Luna Park has a really old stlye Big Dipper that runs on wooden tracks and shakes you about all over the place. Bumper cars too. Loved it.
Old stlye entertainment

This parts of Melbourne has got it´s own flair. The beach is not far from cafes and shops. Somebody told me it was rather a bad area, but when i walked my way through some side street it appeared to me that I found the streets and some houses quite comfy, judging from the outside and the people seemed to be like in other neighbourhoods.