Fly Ted Down Under Journeys through the land of Oz

Marvelous Melbourne

AUSTRALIA | Saturday, 4 June 2011 | Views [463]

The view south across Port Phillip Bay towards the Mornington Peninsula and Sorrento, where I was a couple weeks earlier on the way to Queenscliff and the Great Ocean Road. St. Kilda is the group of the buildings at the edge of the bay, and Albert Park with its lake is in the middle, home of the Australian Grand Prix (around the lake).

The Victorian Arts Centre and Spire from above. The Spire sits atop the new State Theatre, opened in 1984, which has one of the largest stages in the world. The entire complex comprises numerous theatres and concert halls, mostly in the three buildings facing the park. The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Theatre Company, Opera Australia and the Australian Ballet are all based here.

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The Royal Botanic Gardens from above, one of the pride and joys of Melbournians. It is 36 hectares of landscaped, sculpted gardens, the first in Australia and often recognised as the finest. The building in the middle is Government House, home of the Governor (aka Lieutenant-Governor) of Victoria. The Shrine of Remembrance is on the right-hand edge of the park. A bit further back on the right is Fawkner Park, also very nice; I stayed for a week at a hostel in between the Shrine and Fawkner Park.

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