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First Impressions of Aus: a taste of Melbourne

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Chinatown, Melbourne Flinders Station, Melbourne Melbourne Aquarium PENGUINS!!!!! On Russell Street down from the hostel Juxtaposition Brunswick Street, Melbourne Art Centre Brighton Beach Brighton Beach Jellyfish, Brighton Beach Brighton Beach Brighton Beach Brighton Beach Luna Park, St Kilda Old Melbourne Gaol What the prisoners were made to wear when out of their cells Old Melbourne Gaol, where Ned Kelly was held after he was caught and where he was hanged Padded cell at the guardhouse next to the Old Melbourne Gaol, the guardhouse was used up until 1994

Arrive Melbourne

This morning I arrived in Melbourne after 22 hours on two different planes and 7 hours in two different airports. After spending another hour or so in the queue for customs, picking up my checked bag and queuing again to exit the airport, my lovely mate Zoya picked me to take me to my hostel. But before that, we stopped for dessert. If you ask me, dessert is best served any time of day. And best served from Brunelli's Cafe, I now realize. I still don't know how I actually managed to make a decision on what to have, but the pear cheesecake did not disappoint. So here's a quick rundown on what I have neglected to chronicle over the last couple of days (clearly I am off to a procrastinistic start) (I know procrastinistic isn't a word, but this here is my blog and I do what I want). My second day in Victoria I did a ton more walking around. And walking. And then followed that with some more walking. Visited the Craigdarroch Castle, which reminded me of some buildings I s...