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| If I were to describe Melbourne in 1 photo, this would be it. |
On the left is the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (Modern Building), Fed Square (Not seen in the photo) and Flinders Street Station (Victorian Style Building). On the right side of the Flinders Street Station is the St Paul's Cathedral.
Below are some of the famous places to visit when in Melbourne (Not in any particular order)
1. St Paul's Cathedral
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| St. Paul's Cathedral |
St Paul's Cathedral is designed by Architect William Butterfield. The architectural style of it is known as the gothic transitional. Gothic architecture is a style that flourished during the high and late medieval period. St Paul's Cathedral is made from sandstone giving it a warm yellow-brown colouring.(History of St Paul's Cathedral)
Swanston Street
Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
(03) 9653 4333
Tram: Swanston St/Flinders St
2. Flinders Street Station
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| Flinders Street Station, Melbourne |
On weekdays, the number of commuters exceed 110,000 and more than 1,500 trains pass through Flinders Street Station. In 2009, there was an average of 85,100 passenger boardings per day. It's the most used metropolitan railway station in Melbourne.
Flinders Street Station is operated by Metlink. For more info about the schedule and routes, click here.
3. Australian Centre for the Moving Image
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| Australian Centre for the Moving Image |
Operating Hours:
ACMI Lounge: Mon to Fri, 8.30am to late, Sat & Sun, 10am to late
ACMI Store: Mon to Sun, 10am to 6pm
More info: http://www.acmi.net.au
4. Brighton Beach
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| Brighton Beach |
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| Locals enjoying the beach |
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| Brighton Beach is a dog friendly beach |
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| Brighton Beach is famous for their colorful bathing boxes |
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| Brighton Beach Bathing Boxes |
There are 82 of these colorful bathing houses. It's one of the tourist attractions here in Melbourne. The boxes are uniform in size and build. On the otherhand, Brighton houses some of the wealthiest citizens in Melbourne with grand homes with large parcels of land.
You can go to Brighton beach by train from Flinders Street Station on the Sandringham line to Brighton - takes 22 minutes. Use the Metlink journey planner for exact times and details.
5. Bourke Street Mall
Bourke Street is one of the most famous streets in Melbourne. It's been known as Melbourne's second street, with the main street being Collins street. Bourke street has traditionally been Melbourne's entertainment hub. Today the street remains an entertainment hub best known as the location of the Bourke Street Mall, Melbourne's main pedestrian mall and one of the city's main tourist destinations.
Below are some of the stores/malls you can find along the Bourke Street
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| The Galleria |
The Galleria offers the best in giftware, fashion, food and services, with a wide range of specialty retailers, including The North Face, Rockport, T2, Dick Smith Electronics, the Teddy Bear Shop, Medicare and more.
click here for the galleria website
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| Royal Arcade |
> In 1868, a competition was held for the design of the arcade and was won by Mr Charles Webb.
> In June of 1869, construction of the Royal Arcade begun.
> By May, 1870, it was completed and was officially opened by Lord Mayor Charles Amess.
> In 1902, a decision was made to link the arcade to Elizabeth street, so an annex was added.
> Between the years 2002-2004, the aged Royal Arcade was refurbished and restored to its past glory. There was extensive skylight work allowing the inflow of natural light and storefronts were made more consistent.
Tram routes 86 and 96 travel the length of Bourke Street and directly through the mall.
Address: 335 BOURKE STREET MALL, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3000 Telephone: +61 3 9670 7777 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +61 3 9670 7777
Sights and Scenes - Melbourne City
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| McDonalds along Bourke Street |
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| Louis Vuitton @ Collins Street |
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| Melbourne on a weekend |
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| Chrysler 300c Limousine |
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| Pay here before leaving the parking area |
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| Street parking payment facility - No need for parking boys |
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| Sometimes, you'll get a ticket like this - FYI, Display on your windshield |
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| A variety of prepaid cards being sold in a grocery store |
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| Self-service grocery checkout |
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| Self-service gas stations |
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| Gas station near Tullamarine Airport in Melbourne - Fueling up before returning the rental car |
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| Melbourne M1 Highway |
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| Bugs hitting your grills at more than 100km/h |
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| Circling around @ Luna Park, Melbourne |
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| Colorful wheel @ Luna Park, Melbourne |
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| Melbourne street art |
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| Melbourne street art |
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| Melbourne street art |
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| Melbourne street art |
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| Melbourne street art |
Melbourne is Victoria’s capital city and the business, administrative, cultural and recreational hub of the state. Melbourne's city centre covers 37.6sq km and has a residential population of around 89,759. Each day, around 771,000 people use the city, and Melbourne hosts over a million international visitors each year.
Melbourne, Australia has approximately 15.9 million domestic and 1.4 million international tourists visiting Melbourne in year ending Dec 2009.
To know more about the happenings, events and stuff about Melbourne, Visit That's Melbourne Website.
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