Friday I-Wish-I-Were-There (Melbourne, Australia)

Welcome to my Friday I-Wish-I-Were-There Blog.

Today I’m jumping across the ditch to the beautiful city of Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia. Melbourne is a charming city with beautiful tree lined streets and lots of parks. The old buildings are just gorgeous and you can see so much of the city by hopping on one of the famous trams.

Highlights:
* The markets. Something for everyone and a shopper’s dream.
* The Melbourne Museum. While we were in town there was an amazing exhibition of the Ancient Greeks.
* Riding the trams. Lots of fun, plenty to see and a cheap way to sightsee in the city.

* The Yarra river. Perfect to stroll alongside of on a sunny day.
* Old Melbourne gaol. Definitely my favourite, but then I do have a dark place residing in my imagination. Some of Australia’s most notorious criminals were housed here—including the infamous Ned Kelly. It’s been around since the 1840’s and is a very atmospheric place—not somewhere I’d care to visit after dark, I must admit!

Melbourne reminds me a little of my home city of Wellington – they’ve got trams, we’ve got trolley buses and the famous Cable-car. They've got lots of trees and a pretty river, we've trees galore and a beautiful harbour. I’d love to spend more time there.

Tracey