Girl in Melbourne: Girl in Sydney: Taronga Zoo

Thursday 3 January 2013

Komodo dragon: a face only a mother could love

Ssssome kind of ssssssnake. I should have taken notes

As above

Mother and baby

I think he thinks he's people

Barbury sheep

Pelicans perched on a narrow ridge on the bottom of an old boat

They've assumed the sleeping position...

Do they sleep with their eyes open?

The view from the zoo

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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