Girl in Melbourne: Girl in New York: on the water

Monday 14 June 2010

A Staten Island Ferry - once just a free commuter ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan, now also a popular free ride for tourists

On the harbour, taken from the Staten Island Ferry

Manhattan backdrop - also taken from the ferry

Manhattan again, taken from Brooklyn

On my way back from the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

A tall ship at South Street Seaport (more a museum than a working vessel, I think)

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Ace things about Melbourne

* 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.

Girl in Melbourne