We arrived in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, picked up the hire car and went straight to the Hotel. Bags deposited, we spent the rest of the day walking around the city and being good tourists.
At night time we took a cab to
Lygon Street, which is famous for its Italian restaurants.....we had Thai ! :)
On Saturday we drove up the Dandenong ranges - to Gembrook, which Elaine goes into in more detail below.
On Saturday night we went to the Crown Casino where we won $21.00!!!! ... and then lost it! We had dinner later (at 10 pm!) at a very amusing Italian restaurant.
On Sunday we went to St Kilda (which, once again, Elaine describes below) and in the afternoon we went back to the city for more exploring of the city and headed off to the airport and home late afternoon.
All in all a great weekend in a not so bleak city....and they do make very nice coffee!
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| Flying in over Melbourne |
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| The Yarra river |
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| Southbank where we stayed |
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| The famous Flinders Street Station |
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| Flinders Street Station |
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| 1930s tram on the free circle line |
On Saturday we headed off to Gembrook, which is a beautiful little village in the Dandenong Ranges - you can click
HERE to see more info about Gembrook and also Elaine's Uncle, who is an Artist.
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| A Cockatoo overlooking the party ! |
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| Family pic ! |
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| Long lost cousins ! |
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| Catching up on a few years !! |
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| The Gembrook cottage and 'Aunty Pat' |
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| Long Billed Corella in Pat's garden |
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| At last .. some young 'uns for Ant to converse with ! |
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| The youngest members of the tribes ! |
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| View from the veranda .. not too shabby ! |
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| More long lost cousins ! (He was shorter than me last time I saw him - Elaine) |
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| Elaine and Lynne |
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| Paul snuck off with Ant to check out Puffing Billy ! |
Sunday ...
Elaine's Uncle and Aunt run a stall at the
St Kilda Esplanade Market - most Sundays !
Uncle Lionel aka Leo Buckley - paints personalised book marks to-order and 'Aunty Pat' is in charge of card sales (beautiful pen and ink prints of Melbourne and the local wildlife).
Lionel has also written a book about drawing - you can find more info on that by
HERE
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| The Stall |
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| Constant flow of customers all day |
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| The whole stall is built on a small trailer and all folds up after use |
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| Artist at work ! |
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