Had a flight home just after lunch, so after another relaxed breakfast and packing our gear, we headed off towards the airport – we took the long way around, driving up Chapel Street and Toorak Road, looking at all the shops, before finally getting onto the freeway out to the airport to return the car … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 6: Melbourne CBD
Another quiet day today – after breakfast I stopped back in the hotel room for a little while to fix up some things on one of my website, while Leanne headed into town on the tram to go to the art gallery. I eventually headed into town myself – this time walking down Acland Street … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 5: Melbourne Aquarium and CBD
We started off a bit slowly today – after a lazy breakfast, we wandered along The Esplanade in St. Kilda enjoying the Sunday morning markets before hopping on a tram into town. One place I have been intending to visit for quite some time is the Melbourne Aquarium. We did visit quite a while back … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 4: Melbourne Zoo
To complete the set of zoos from Zoos Victoria, we headed out to Melbourne Zoo today. It has been a while since we visited the zoo, when I first started traveling to Melbourne regularly for work we visited the zoo more often, but the trips gradually became shorter and busier – and Leanne was not … [Read More »]
Melbourne – Day 3: Healesville Sanctuary
We headed the opposite direction today – north east of the city to the town of Healesville and the Healesville Sanctuary. It’s quite a long drive, but well worth the effort to see their fantastic collection of Australian native animals and birds. One thing that surprised us was the new Australian Wildlife Health Centre, which … [Read More »]