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Our last stop on our Aussie tour was to Melbourne. Melbourne is another beautiful city, a little different from the others we seen. Melbourne is more European than the other. I've cousins who said that their favourite city in Oz was Melbourne and although I really liked it I'd have to reserve that honour for Sydney. Melbourne is a must see though, with a lot to do from Day Trips to the Great Ocean Road, The Penguin Parade, Neighbours, not to mention the museums, and architecture of the city. Here are some snap shots.
1. Tram SystemIn Melbourne the tram system means that the roads work a little different from the rest of Australia and the rest of the world. The trams run down the middle of the roads which means that cars that wish to turn right would end up blocking the tram lines. To prevent that we have the picture above. If you want to turn right you must pull over to the left wait for the lights to turn red and then turn right before the other cars that now have the green light drive into you.
2. Immigration MuseumFantastic museum. This museum has information on immigration into Australia and you could spend hours here. Videos, photos, information by date, country and items from the times. It was great to look at the history of Irish and Portuguese immigration to Oz.
3. Melbourne GaolWe also had a visit of the Gaol which was interesting. The tour where you role-play a inmate of the Gaol was good even if it was a little shorter than I expected. It could've been a bit better with some more information on how things were when people were interred there. Above is a picture of Ned Kelly's uniform.
4. Great Ocean Road (I)We went on a tour with Down Under Tours which was the second best tour we went on in Oz. The driver was great and they had an iPOD loaded with songs that linked to the different sites and places went went to... great idea. Below are four more images from the great ocean road, the first two from the helicopter ride we took.
5. Great Ocean Road (II)
6. Great Ocean Road (III)
7. Great Ocean Road (IV)
8. Great Ocean Road (V)
9. Ramsay StreetI went on my own for a trip to Ramsay Street. Although it's been years since I've watched the programme I still wanted to visit the set. The houses are lived in and the owners get a payment each year for the use of the house. It might seem cool but they can't change anything on the exterior of the house unless they can get it written into the script.
10. The Label Says It All
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