Sorrento Back Beach
Sphynx rock. Just as I took the photo a beam of light penetrated the clouds and pointed to the head of the Sphynx. What a moment!
Sundown. Went for a chilly swim - more just a dip actually but was refreshed all the same. Afterwards spent a few hours in the Peninsula Hot Springs where baths simmer bodies in up to 42 degrees of heat. There are plunge pools and a Sauna too - a contrast from the wild Ocean beach.
Sphynx rock. Just as I took the photo a beam of light penetrated the clouds and pointed to the head of the Sphynx. What a moment! Sundown. Went for a chilly swim - more just a dip actually but was refreshed all the same. Afterwards spent a few hours in the Peninsula Hot Springs where baths simmer bodies in up to 42 degrees of heat. There are plunge pools and a Sauna too - a contrast from the wild Ocean beach.Below are some of Melbourne Uni buildings. It is the second oldest university in Australia - founded in 1853.
Below - Botany dept. (this is not my picture - it is now winter so the green is less visible - although I saw it during Summer without my camera)
Medical Sciences
Old Arts building and Quad
Old residential buildings overshadowed by modern blocks.
Medical Sciences
Old Arts building and Quad
Old residential buildings overshadowed by modern blocks.
Welsh Church, LaTrobe St
Street performer - instrument that detects the position of hands and changes the frequency of pitch and tone. I saw one of these on Tomorrows World a few years ago but this is the first time in real life. Quite strange and novel but not much beats the guitar for street music in my view!
Here it is - ACDC Lane.
...and some great pop art - album artwork recreated in oils on the wall of basement discs.
Russian and European dolls - a shop full of them.
Flinders St Station completed circa 1909. Around 1500 trains per day pass through with 100'000 people.
The MCG (Melborne Cricket Ground, or 'The G' to the locals) shared between Aussie rules football and cricket. It is the largest stadium in Australia and has the world record for tallest light towers of any in the world! (Thanks wikipedia!)
Street performer - instrument that detects the position of hands and changes the frequency of pitch and tone. I saw one of these on Tomorrows World a few years ago but this is the first time in real life. Quite strange and novel but not much beats the guitar for street music in my view!
Here it is - ACDC Lane.
...and some great pop art - album artwork recreated in oils on the wall of basement discs.
Russian and European dolls - a shop full of them. 
Flinders St Station completed circa 1909. Around 1500 trains per day pass through with 100'000 people.
The MCG (Melborne Cricket Ground, or 'The G' to the locals) shared between Aussie rules football and cricket. It is the largest stadium in Australia and has the world record for tallest light towers of any in the world! (Thanks wikipedia!)We watched Aussie rules football with Collingwood Magpies versus Geelong Cats and it was almost capacity crowd with around 90'000 people. Beer and soup! Immense.
Royal Arcade, Melbourne. Gog and Magog have been striking the bell since 1869.
High rise.
The Block arcade, completed 1893.
Here ends the mini photographic tour of Melbourne!
Royal Arcade, Melbourne. Gog and Magog have been striking the bell since 1869.
High rise.
The Block arcade, completed 1893.Here ends the mini photographic tour of Melbourne!
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