Posted by: jennifertice on: October 7, 2009
We catch the tram into the city the next day, and stop at the Fitzroy Gardens and take a stroll around there for a while since it is actually sunny and warm out. Next stop, Parliament of Victoria for a free tour. It is a beautiful building that has been well maintained. Because of the [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: October 6, 2009
Now that we have seen the beach from the Rialto towers, it’s time we go and pay St. Kilda a visit. It’s a cool day, so there won’t be any sun tanning but worth a trip down anyways. We take the tram to St. Kilda and take a tour around the gardens here on the [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: October 5, 2009
We booked our flights, a day earlier than we had planned because they were cheap cheap – $28/pp, with taxes it came to $110 for BOTH Andrew and I to fly, can’t complain about that! So now we have to jam pack in all the remaining sights. The first action packed days starts at the [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: October 2, 2009
I get a call for a job interview and off I go the next day for the interview. Turns out to be a 100% commission sales job going business to business – I guess that is one step above door to door right? Not the job for me. On the way home I realize I am [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 30, 2009
The next several days consist of watching all 3 of the Jurassic park movies, followed by all 3 of the Lord of the Rings movies – the extended version. Needless to say, not our most productive. I do get out into the city a few times and check out the Melbourne aquarium. A bit on [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 27, 2009
AFL Grand Final Day is here, and we are celebrating in true Aussie style. A friend that I met on the Contiki tour 2 years ago, Cameron, is living in Melbourne and invited Andrew and I over to watch the game and have a few drinks. We got to meet his fiancé, Fiona, and a [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 25, 2009
So we are back from the Great Ocean Road trip and we move into our new place. Good things about this apartment: 1. Clean (8/10), 2. Own room and own bathroom, 3. Roommates are a couple our age and are in school so they are out most of the day. Bad things about this apartment: [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 19, 2009
Sept 17th – 19th: Rain, rain and more rain. Pretty much sums up these first few days in the city. We do get out during the few breaks in the rain to walk around the city. First night out looking for some food we realize we are staying just a few streets over from China [...]
Posted by: jennifertice on: September 18, 2009
The beginning of our stay in Melbourne: If sipping on coffee at cafe’s and shopping is your thing, Melbourne is the city for you. It has everything from high end designer shops to outlets to speciality boutiques. Not one inch of the downtown core is wasted. The back alley’s have intimate outdoor cafe’s which are [...]
