Spent yesterday mooching 'round Fitzroy, and decided that we really quite liked Melbourne! Had another lovely day today, took a tram to St Kilda, and in the evening met up with Sal's cousin Toni and her husband, Peter, who took us out for a great meal and afterwards, a walk along Melbourne's South Bank, top night!

Well, after the 'wow' factor of Sydney, Melbourne was initially a big disappointment, no iconic sights like the bridge or the Opera House, no great central hub like Circular Quay, no beautiful harbour or ferries. We were underwhelmed, but today, after wandering around the huge Bohemian Quarter we realised, Melbourne is cool! That's where it beats Sydney, it has cooler shops, cooler bars, cooler cafes and restaurants, cooler people. Sydney's not cool, it doesn't h...

Well, mooched about Melbourne a bit, locally yesterday, and in the city centre today. Locally, it's cool and a bit arty, something like Lark Lane. The city centre, well, it's got trams, lots of coffee shops, loads of shopping arcades...it's just missing something. A big bridge, a white pointy opera house, and a bunch of ferries sailing around a beautiful harbour would improve it no end! Maybe that's a bit harsh, we'll give Melbourne more time to grow on us, THEN...