We were actually up early for once as it was our last day in Melbourne and we wanted to make the most of it. We wandered into town and mooched around the lanes, in and out of the shops. We went to a shop where they sell Opals and we learned about the different types of Opal that you can buy and the varying values of them! We then did a odd jobs like changing money up for Fiji and NZ. Then it was time to go on the Neighbours tour!! We couldn't come to Melbourne a...

We're finding it much harder to get up in the mornings at the mo so don't end up getting out until late on! This morning we went over to the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) as they conduct tours which you can go on! The tour was about 1 hour 15mins long and we saw just about every part of the building!! We got to go in all the posh behind the scene bits, including the long room, where only people who pay silly money get to go! We saw where the press sit in their r...

We expected it to be much busier in town, but it was the opposite and the tram was much quieter than normal! How odd! The weekends are much quieter here than at home! Our original plan was to go to Government house and the gardens surrounding it but we missed the tram stop!! Instead, we got off at the next one and went to see St Patricks Cathedral as it looked like an impressive building from the tram! There was a service going on so we didn't go inside. From th...

We decided to have a beach day today as we haven't had chance to chill at the beach for ages. We often stopped to see them and spent a short while there, but not a proper beach day! We caught the tram to St Kilda which is the nearest and nicest beach to us. It wasn't huge but we found a spot and sun 'baked' as the Aussies call it! It was pretty hot so we didn't last long so went for lunch in a café to cool down! We decided to abandon the beach as it was quite wi...

We're getting very lazy! The hostel provide free breakfast until 9.30, but we seem to struggle getting up so after breakfast we go back to bed for a bit! This means that we don't get going till nearly lunchtime some days! Oops! Anyhoo, we set off from the hostel and walked along the river towards the city. We followed it for quite a way, passing many impressive buildings and black swans! We found the botanical gardens and walked around them. We had a lovely walk ...