I took a coach to Melbourne during the day so i could hop off and see a bit of Canberra en route.  I managed to walk down top one of the main round abouts and get some photos of the (very symetrical) layout of the city. The people seemed very friendly there but the streets were very quiet given that this was a capital city!On to Melbourne where i spent the next two months working. I initially spent the first two weeks living in a district called Fitzroy nort...

During my time in Melbourne i tried to spend each weekend doing something touristic. As people had pointed out Melbourne had a very European appearance compaired with the modern, more clinical motropolis feel of Sydney. There was a great cafe culture in Melbourne with some fabulous restaurants dotted around. The lady i worked next to at HJB was an actress with a greek backround- she was a wee bit over the top but kindly offered to take me down to the Mo...