Melbourne - Orientation and organisation

Cheers everyone,

After our little delay of three hours to arrive in Melbourne we slept all morning and only got out of our hotel at 12pm to get something to eat nearby. Oh and it was so cold! BRRR! Only 19 degrees Celsius and very windy as well. We got our jeans trousers out of our luggage and even put a jacket on. After lunch we walked to La Trobe Street which marks the Northern end of the Central Business District (CBD) of Melbourne. We got on a pretty full city circle tram as they are FREE of charge and run around the CBD during the day. We performed a full circle but did not take any pictures as the windows were dirty and we passed very quickly. So we got off and walked down Elizabeth Street to the famous Flinders Street Station.

We went inside the huge Visitor Information Center at Federation Square and gathered a lot of information about the city, the Great Ocean Road, Philip Island and some more. Then we headed up Swanston Street back to our hotel as we had to do some laundry and make ourselves some dinner. Also we had to get our heads around what to do on what days while we are in Melbourne and therefore do some organization and booking. The evening went by very fast and we had our sightseeing plans ready for the next few days. And we have planned a lot! Because there is a lot to see in Melbourne and friends give us more and more information all the time, so we will not get bored.

Yours Melbourne-sightseeing-organising Stefanie