Melbourne - Blogabond

After bidding farewell to the X-Men van we got a cab through Melbourne down to the Ritz Backpackers in lovely St. Kilda. The hostel was no Ritz, but it was ok, and nicley located above The Elephant & Wheelbarrow pub. We had a power nap when we got there, that turned into an afternoon snooze, and in the evening we had a walk into St Kilda. We walked down the pier where we got to see some more Little Penguins and a fantastic sunset.

Sunset, Melbourne Harbour

It was then into town where we drooled over the famous cakes in the cake shop windows - sweet tooth heaven !

The following day we spent a lot of time researching a campervan for NZ, had a fantastic brunch in one of St Kilda's many amazing cafes, then caught a tram into downtown Melbourne. We had a wander round and went to a market that didn't live up to the hype (think Stoke market but on a much larger scale). Back in St Kilda we had a nice cold beer courtesy of the hostel then some gorgeous Asian food in a veggie restaurant. It was then down to cake shop street where you first have to choose which shop, from many, to treat yourself in and then which of the many stunning cakes to have - it's a hard life !! We had cake with coffee and watched the crazy St Kilda street entertainers doing their thing. The funniest being the guy who sat with his big belly hanging out singing 'Oh, the hokey hokey pokey' and asking people if that would like to poke his belly and make a donation to this wothwhile cause....we resisted. It was then back to the hostel to pack the bags again ready for the morning flight to Auckland.
The final night in Oz didn't grant us much sleep - there was a band on in the pub below and to say it was noisey would be an understatement. The people being sick in a bin in the corridor later on didn't help either...

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jonnik on January 11, 2008 from Melbourne, Australia

from the travel blog: Jon & Kenty's Grrrrrand Tour

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