17-19.03 Last of Melbourne
Our last two days in Melbourne were spent sorting the final bits out & chilling out. We spent a couple of hours taking some bits to the municipal tip, which was a bit of a mission to get to on the public transport system! We spent a little time in and around the City enjoying cafe culture and the brilliant weather!      And when we weren't in the City or in the apartment, then we could probably be found relaxing in the pool or hot-tub! We had an early start to content with on the 19th March for our flight to Brisbane with 85kg of luggage! Read the story here. Labels: bourke_street, docklands, melbourne, new_quay, photos
11.03 Packing Up 216!
With only a couple of whole days left (not including the four days of action at Albert Park) we purchased our boxes for sending stuff home and onward to Christchurch. The apartment was cleaned from top to bottom, which also included the massive windows too! A few days were spent living in an apartment that had been hit by a bomb, while we decided what to do with everything - pack, charity, tip, recycle, sell & send. With most things sorted, it was time for the main event... the 2008 Formula One ING Melbourne Grand Prix!    Labels: 216, apartments, docklands, nathan, packing, photos, rakaia_way, the_arkley, window_cleaning
09.03 Chevy's, Tram Restaurant & Fruitless Hot Cross Buns!
 This is really for the Neighbours fans out there, as one of these three '57 Chevy's was used as Steph's wedding car! One thing we did notice was that three wedding cars was the norm, and the majority of the time they were the same models in the same colour! We won't talk about the inappropriate use of convertibles in Docklands with the a mix of a strong winds and set hair - there was almost tears!   This follows on from our post when we had a meal on the Restaurant Tram, to show you what it looks like from the outside!  I never thought that I'd see the day when I would be able to purchase Fruitless Hot Cross Buns! I've always asked my Mum to make some, but she never did!? The buns are also sitting on my favourite magazine when I was growing up, Street Machine! I was a little surprised to find it, but because Aussie's have a serious love affair with the motorcar, I guess I shouldn't have been. The UK version stopped a long time ago, probably due to petrol prices and magazines such as Max Power - give me a real custom car any day! Labels: chevy, docklands, fruitless_hot_cross_buns, neigbours, photos, tramcar_restaurant
07.03 Contempora at Docklands
06.03 Mike Doing The Weather
One of the good things on TV used to be just before 6pm, when Mike did the weather from somewhere around the City. It just so happened after an afternoon trip to Coles, we came across him doing the weather from Docklands! So we managed to see the weather live for once...  We won't talk about the picture I took of Joanna & Mike, which I promptly lost in all the excitment because the camera was set on the wrong setting! Sorry Joanna! You may ask why we were walking back from Coles? Well, we managed to sell the Magna to a nice girl called Bex, who was looking for a wagon, a couple of days before!! We were sad to see it go, but the money was going towards another set of wheels in New Zealand - a 4x4!! Labels: celebrity, docklands, melbourne, mike_the_weatherman, network_10, photos
02.03 Celebrate the Bean
Another event! This time to celebrate the bean, the coffee bean! So we took the short walk to go and have a look and someone just had to get a sample Latte! You know you're an addict when...  ...you get in the longest queue...  ...and they put your name on the cup! Labels: addiction, celebrate_the_bean, docklands, joanna, latte, melbourne, photos
01.03 Melbourne Food Festival & Getaway Crew
Time to relax and take in what the city has to offer...  Another festival in Melbourne, this time it's the Food Festival! Time to relax and watch someone else do the cooking for a change!!   Just along the Yarra, between Federation Square and the MCG, you'll find the Federation Bells & Speaking Corner. A great place to enjoy views the city skyline and the river!    Two of the stars from our favourite holiday programme, Getaway! You can imagine it... 'we watch your programme all the time!'  Lets hope that Shelly has a decent wardrobe for her new role and she's not being dressed by the same person that did Toni Pearen! Perhaps this will also stop her singing 'Are your MacLeans showing?', it really is starting to grate now - perhaps that's good for keeping the tartar away!?!   You know its the weekend in Melbourne because everyone gets their trailers out! They don't necessarily have to carry anything, they just have to be there just in case!  View of boats in the Marina at Docklands! Labels: celebrity, channel_9, dermot_brereton, docklands, federation_bells, federation_sqaure, food_festival, getaway, joanna, jules_lund, melbourne, nathan, photos, shelley_craft, speaking_corner, trailers
18.02 Operation Clean Magna
With about a month to go before we'd have to leave Melbourne, we thought it was time to prepare the car for it's own onward journey. So we took a trip to the local car wash to remove all of the flies that we had collected on our journeys around Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory & Tasmania!   So after a few dollars and about 30 minutes of hard scrubbing, it looked sooo much better...      Labels: car_wash, docklands, magna, melbourne, usu_169
11.02 Sunrise Over Melbourne
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And when we weren't in the City or in the apartment, then we could probably be found relaxing in the pool or hot-tub! We had an early start to content with on the 19th March for our flight to Brisbane with 85kg of luggage! Read the story here.
