Nathan & Joanna's Australian Adventures

11-16.02 Melbourne 2010

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Joanna doing her 'On Ya Jetstar' in the middle of Federation Square!

Took a trip down to St Kilda pier to see if oold mate Tony Coco was around, but all we found was his name carved into the bench where we met him last time!

View across the calm bay towards the city from St Kilda Pier

The waterfront at St Kilda, now all finished - it was all fenced off when we were last here!

The Luna Park entrance - no change here then!

So the afternoon of the day we arrived it decided to pour down, so much so that the roads were flooded! We even saw jandels/thongs/flipflops being washed away as people tried tro cross the road! We had an abortive attempt to the supermarket!

Top of Swanston looking down Latrobe Street - this is where we used to catch the tram heading back home with all our shopping!

Some of the dazzling array of graffiti that decorate some of the laneways!

A new bridge over the River Yarra, providing access to the new DFO - is Melbourne becoming a giant discount shopping destination?!

Joanna doing an impression of an american tourist!

Kristie & Joanna enjoying a Pimms at Madame Brussels!

After enjoying a hot cup of something in the Melbourne institution that is Pellegrini's!

Having heard them in Wellington twice, and seen the collection of fans on the day we arrived it was only right to visit ACDC Lane!

Joanna resting in Cafe No.5 on Degraves! Classic haunt!!

Melbourne city from the Shrine of Remembrance

Nathan with Melbourne in the background on the Shrine!

A lone solider stands next to The Cenotaph

Then the sun came out, so we headed to the beach from Albert Park!

The recent (in our time away) additions to Flinders Street!

Joanna waiting for a Tram on the way to Port Melbourne for fish & chips on Valentines night!

The River Yarra reflecting the lights of Melbourne

The new Age building next to Southern Cross Station on our way to the bus!

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01.03 Brighton & Port Melbourne

The final days of having a car, meant that we had to get out to those places where we said we wanted to take photos before we left. So we drove to the closest beach huts to Melbourne City at Brighton!

Joanna on the step of a Beach Hut, Brighton Beach, Melbourne

The Australian Flag Beach Hut, Brighton Beach, Melbourne

The most famous of the beach huts on Brighton Beach, this adorns the cover of the Lonely Planet guide to Victoria!

Kite surfers on Brighton Beach with the City in the Background

Kite Surfers in the foreground of the view to the City!

Brighton Beach Huts, a popular spot for Wedding Parties!

Joanna in front of a Frangipani decorated Beach Hut!

During our trip to Brighton Beach, we saw the Spirit of Tasmania heading to Port Melbourne. So we raced to Port Melbourne to greet it!

Joanna waving at the Spirit of Tasmania!

Joanna waving in vain. She should know at this point, with our personal experience, that all the passengers are packed into the stairwells waiting for the car deck doors to open!!

Labels: beach_huts, brighton_beach, joanna, kite_surfing, melbourne, photos, port_melbourne, spirit_of_tasmania

01.02 Tas: Spirit of Tasmania

This is the start of our journey to Tasmania, where we would spend ten days driving, sleeping, eating and seeing as much of the scenery as possible!

Our journey started from Station Pier in Port Melbourne, aboard the Spirit of Tasmania. Fortunately for us it was just a five minute drive to the ferry terminal from our apartment!

It's a bit strange to see this photo at the beginning, but our outward journey was a day sailing and we would return on a night sailing!

Station Pier, with the City in the Background

Station Pier in the foreground, with the Melbourne city skyline in the background.

On deck of the Spirit of Tasmania!

Labels: big_trips, city_views, melbourne, photos, port_melbourne, spirit_of_tasmania, station_pier, tas_day_1, tasmania

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