Girl in Melbourne: Coney Island

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Monday, 7 June 2010

The pier

Looking back from the pier to the amusement parks

The boardwalk

The pier again

Shoot the Freak (a live target) with paintballs!

75 shots for only $20!

The Wonder Wheel, one of two original rides remaining at Coney Island, dates back to 1920

The Cyclone rollercoaster is the other original ride and has been there since 1927

Nathan's - the best hotdogs in New York

One Italian sausage hero, please

* 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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