Girl in Melbourne: Cradle Mountain

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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

On the road from Cradle Mountain to Montezuma Falls (click to enlarge)

The path to Montezuma Falls, near Rosebery, which

follows an old tram route from the area's mining

days - you can still see the sleepers

Montezuma Falls, named after a company that mined the area, is

Tasmania's highest waterfall - or one of its highest,

depending which website you check

Luke, providing scale

Both peaks were shrouded in cloud when we got to Cradle Mountain

Clearing...

Ta-dah!

Mossy tree trunk

Old boat shed

* Brunswick Street
* Chapel Street Bazaar.
* 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.

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