Second Breakfast at the Museum of Melbourne Cruising strikes me as very agreeable so far. We arrived in Melbourne this morning early, although having breakfast delivered to the room did help to coax me out of bed. We love Melbourne, so it is a treat to have an extra day here. We've trammed it in from the port, seen the synagogue, walked through the Carlton Gardens and all before 10am. Must be time for a coffee stop. More blog entries to come regarding the on...

Flashpacking It is well and truly official, we are no longer backpacking... We are currently in Melbourne airport at the Quantas lounge sipping our complimentary sparkling wine and munching our snacks. We may have checked in backpacks but they were full to bursting with our new, bespoke, tailored clothes made in Vietnam. We may have bought our own cereal and milk and had breakfast out of cups in our hotel but in the evening we sipped expensive martinis in gl...

The night market in Melbourne and Leah is eating like the locals - which means a selection of European dishes and the obligatory burger - yummmmmmm!!!!!!!!! DW

First full day in Melbourne today. We came, we saw, and we walked, and walked and walked. Quick change of outfits and we hit the town. Lovely drinks at a posho bar with a view. On our way home and we stumbled across a little Irish place with some tunes. A couple of drinks, a little booth and a perfect way to end the day. :-)))))))