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Barden's Great Aussie Adventure 2015
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Location Date Queensland 1452211200 New South Wales 1452038400 Western Australia 1451260800 Australian Capital Territory 1449964800 Victoria 
1448582400 South Australia 1446768000 Northern Territory 1437346800 -
Location Date Genoa 1448582400 Lakes Entrance 1448496000 Clydebank 1448409600 Braybrook
1447372800 Geelong 1447286400 Wye River 1447200000 Warrnambool 1446940800 Narrawong 1446854400 -
Location Date Tue, 24 November 2015 1448378580 Mon, 23 November 2015 1448307540 Sun, 22 November 2015 1448221020 Sat, 21 November 2015 1448123280 Fri, 20 November 2015 1448019960 Thu, 19 November 2015 1447933440 Wed, 18 November 2015
1447864920 Tue, 17 November 2015 1447779840 Mon, 16 November 2015 1447693020 Sun, 15 November 2015 1447605960 Sat, 14 November 2015 1447519380 Fri, 13 November 2015 1447432860
We had a big day walking around Melbourne city today so are running low on energy this afternoon. We parked at Docklands and then caught the free city circle tram. It was the old style tram that has commentary aimed at tourists. However the tram was so busy and not just of tourists, that the commentary couldn't be heard over all the conversations. We got off near Federation Square and detoured by Hosier Lane which is full of street art and some was quite impressive.
Next we went into the Ian Potter National Gallery Australia, which wasn't all that great, well at least the art wasn't of the variety that I like, but there were some interesting bits.
Next was ACMI which included Screen Worlds. This was really cool showing screen and images from past and present in all its forms. It was very interactive and they had a nice quiet section where you can sit in a booth and just watch short films.
We strolled through Federation Square and walked along the Yarra River where there were lots of cool, funky eateries. We went through Crown casino in search of the World's Best margherita and 99 cheese pizza only to discover the restaurant does not serve this on a regular basis. So after this disappointment we went up Eureka Skydeck. Skydeck 88 is the highest public vantage point in the southern hemisphere and the building is 300m high. The top of the tower can flex up to 600mm in high winds and carries two 300 000L water tanks on level 90 & 91 to help prevent excess swaying and is used in case of a fire. The lift travels at more than 9m per second which is also the fastest in the southern hemisphere. The glass on Eureka's top 10 levels is 24 carat gold platedIt has great views over the area and the option to pay an extra $15 to be in a cube that extends out of the building and has a clear floor so you can see straight down. Initially I thought this was a good idea but as Matt pointed out, we pretty much had the same view looking straight down from the window and as we watched the group that was in the cube, all 10 people were looking out at what we were and not looking down!
We walked further in search of the Police museum without being able to find it so we hopped back on the tram and walked back through Docklands.
Next we went into the Ian Potter National Gallery Australia, which wasn't all that great, well at least the art wasn't of the variety that I like, but there were some interesting bits.
Next was ACMI which included Screen Worlds. This was really cool showing screen and images from past and present in all its forms. It was very interactive and they had a nice quiet section where you can sit in a booth and just watch short films.
We strolled through Federation Square and walked along the Yarra River where there were lots of cool, funky eateries. We went through Crown casino in search of the World's Best margherita and 99 cheese pizza only to discover the restaurant does not serve this on a regular basis. So after this disappointment we went up Eureka Skydeck. Skydeck 88 is the highest public vantage point in the southern hemisphere and the building is 300m high. The top of the tower can flex up to 600mm in high winds and carries two 300 000L water tanks on level 90 & 91 to help prevent excess swaying and is used in case of a fire. The lift travels at more than 9m per second which is also the fastest in the southern hemisphere. The glass on Eureka's top 10 levels is 24 carat gold platedIt has great views over the area and the option to pay an extra $15 to be in a cube that extends out of the building and has a clear floor so you can see straight down. Initially I thought this was a good idea but as Matt pointed out, we pretty much had the same view looking straight down from the window and as we watched the group that was in the cube, all 10 people were looking out at what we were and not looking down!
We walked further in search of the Police museum without being able to find it so we hopped back on the tram and walked back through Docklands.
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