Joggers, walkers and a few tourists throng the path around the Royal Botanic Gardens, known as The Tan Track or just The Tan. The nickname isn't an abbreviation of 'botanic' but rather a reference to the tan bark that used to line the path.
A guy I used to work with was an endurance athlete and he would run to work from St kilda to Mt Waverley then run home after work and do a lap or two of the tan on the way!!!
* It has a lane named after rock band AC/DC and a swimming pool named after a Prime Minister who is believed to have drowned at sea
* Its vibrant multiculturalism
* Royal Botanic Gardens.
* Shady Caroline Street in South Yarra
* The disco balls hanging above Rankins Lane in the city
* The domed reading room of the State Library.
* The eucalyptus trees and old lamps beside the river near Fed Square.
* The huge mural spanning the length of the side wall of Dimmey's discount department store in Green Street Richmond
* The laneways, especially Degraves Street and Centre Place.
* The old terrace houses in the inner suburbs.
* The Royal and Block Arcades.
* The street art (commissioned and otherwise).
* The Victorian architecture, especially the interior of 333 Collins Street, the Olderfleet Building and the Melbourne Safe Deposit Building on Queen Street
* The view of the city at night from the Swan Street Bridge.
* The Windsor end of Chapel Street
* There's always a festival or major event happening.
Black and white really does lend a lot of atmosphere to a photo, I like that.
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of the exhibition called Vintage Dolls ?
Looks good!
A guy I used to work with was an endurance athlete and he would run to work from St kilda to Mt Waverley then run home after work and do a lap or two of the tan on the way!!!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly gets a workout (pun intended).
The gardens and the tan are treasures. I love the mix of people you run into around there.
ReplyDeleteHi Jayne. It certainly does. Sometimes it can turn the mundane into something a litte bit more interesting. Thankfully.
ReplyDeleteHey db. What a lunatic.
Hello Miss Diarist. Absolutely! It's a great place for people watching.
FL - yes he is! he has ran the 100km oxfam trailwalker a few times.
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