Day 17 – Melbourne lanes and ways
Today was about sampling a little of Melbourne’s inner-city vibe. This meant taking the train into Flinders Street station and wandering the lanes at almost-random.
We ate a churro-donut (best invention ever!), got coffee, then walked the lanes of the CBD.
We ate beef pho, macaroons, Japanese egg omelette, Nutella calzone and brownies. We browsed a boardgame store with much lust. We admired the beautiful State Library, because libraries are great. Melbourne’s lanes are a great way to absorb a little of the city in a morning.
After the train ride home, we later drove out to Saint Kilda to see the fairy penguins come in for the evening. The kids were pretty overjoyed to see a bunch of them arrive back at the breakwater to feed their chicks.
Still full from the day’s activities, we snacked on chips and white bait for tea. River preferred feeding me:
We had every intention of a visit to Luna Park, but that turned out to shut at 8 PM. Never mind, I was scared off by the frankly terrifying entry. Those eyes:
Melbourne is enormous, and we’re sorry to only be spending a few days here. Looking forward to another day of touristy stuff tomorrow.