This weather this morning was a little overcast but ideal for today’s planned activity, a trip to the Botanical Gardens. After the short walk to Flinders Street station we caught the tram to the Shrine of Remembrance. We thought that … Read More
A Tour Around the Mornington Peninsula.
Patrick and Lorna picked us up from our hotel at 9.30 and expertly navigated through the morning rush hour traffic towards our first destination. The viewing points at Arthur’s Seat can be reached by a cable car or by driving … Read More
Melbourne,the tourist highlights.
After spending the weekend with family today was an opportunity to take in some of the tourist sights of Melbourne. First stop was the Old Melborne Goal, which with our National Trust cards was free to enter,(Thank you Rosemary for … Read More
Family BBQ and Lakeside Walk.
Today we returned to Briony and Thai’s for a get together with Thai’s family. After catching the train and bus as yesterday we were the first to arrive. Before lighting up the barbeque a gazebo was erected to provide shelter … Read More
A Day with the Family.
One of the main reasons for choosing Melbourne as the start of our cruise is that it gives us an oppurtunity to visit our neice Briony. She lives in the suburb of Pakenham some 45 minutes from the centre of
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