Girl in Melbourne: Sandridge Bridge

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Thursday, 11 February 2010

Yay, there was a storm this afternoon and it left much cooler temperatures and some low cloud in its wake. What a relief.

People crossing Sandridge Bridge, past The Travellers (those big moveable, metallic sculptures running down the left side of the bridge)

Sandridge Bridge

Footballoon and friends - as seen from my loungeroom this morning

The Travellers (steel sculpture thingies on the Sandridge Bridge) and Southgate by night

Sandridge Bridge

Every day is sky watch day...the clouds this morning (pre-thunderstorm)

* 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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