Girl in Melbourne

Tuesday, 7 July 2009

At the end of an alley off Little La Trobe Street

Afternoon tea at The Windsor Hotel (How cute is that mini lemon meringue pie?)

The statue (inspired by the story of Baucis and Philemon from Greek mythology) above the door at Baroq House, Drewery Lane, city

Dear Litterbugs: I hope fish and water birds come to your houses and poop on your rugs

(near Swan Street Bridge)

Bourke Street (and apparent one-legged women)

* 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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