Here I am on the pier in St. Kilda. St. Kilda is very picturesque, located right on Port Phillip Bay, with views back towards downtown Melbourne. It was first settled by the city's elite, then it became Melbourne's red light district, and now it's sort of bohemian trendy.
View of Melbourne CBD from St. Kilda
Christine in St. Kilda
Semi-artistic photo taken in St. Kilda
Here I am, still on the pier.
Christine and me on the pier in St. Kilda
Christine's head being eaten by the entrance to Luna Park, the Coney Island of St. Kilda.
Riding back from St. Kilda on the tram.
Another semi-artistic photo, this one taken in the South Yarra neighborhood of Melbourne, of miniature water fountains along the walkway (these are only a few inches tall).
On Sunday, we decided to hit the Melbourne Zoo. Here's Christine, waiting for the tram to take us there. (If you click for a bigger photo, you can see traffic and stuff reflected in her sunglasses, heehee.)
Christine in front of the Melbourne Zoo
One of the lions just before the feeding frenzy depicted in the video below.
Giraffe, obviously.
Giraffes and zebras, obviously.
Okay, but seriously, how funny are these kangaroos? They totally look like they're just hanging out in the park or something.
He caught me staring at him.
Video clip of the same kangaroo.
After visiting the zoo, it was such gorgeous weather that we decided to have a drink on the balcony of the Westin lobby bar back in CBD.
After dinner in Chinatown, we spent a crazy amount of time trying to hunt down "The Croft Institute," a bar we had heard good things about, but knew it to be next-to-impossible to find, located, as it was, down a labyrinth of alleyways.
We finally found the bar at the end of this totally foreboding alley. Of course, it was closed. :-( I guess we'll have to hit it next time...
Next up, Cairns!
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