The day started cool so we dug out the jackets and long pants and after breakfast at the hotel, took off exploring. Over the course of the day it warmed up but not to the 30+ degree temps we enjoyed in Sydney!
Saturday morning in the central business district gave us a better look at Melbourne. We walked through Chinatown, up and down side streets and discovered lots going on.
After an interesting and informative visit to an art gallery that specializes in modern Aboriginal art (really beautiful), we walked toward the Ian Potter Art Center. There was lots of street art to see
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The gallery itself is an interesting building filled with modern and historic art.. and free admission on this day at least.
After looking at many interesting items we walked back up into Chinatown for lunch at a Pho place we had passed. Excellent. There was a lot of choice of course so it was hard to pick one.
On the walk further back toward another muse me we happened on a major Greek street festival. We were told Melbourne has the largest Greek population out side of Greece and they were all there. Rides, music, food, and shopping. It was several blocks long.
We passed a theatre with a familiar play. Apparently it's been very popular. Felt like home.
We really liked the huge mineral collection at the science museum as well as the nature trails that pointed out some of the trees, plants and animals of Australia.
We walked back to the hotel for a brief rest, then it was drinks with Tom and Shirley and a return visit to the Royal Standard Hotel for pizza and beer.
It's a busy place on this Saturday evening.
Our new friend, the owner, was happy to see us again and found us space to sit. We stayed until things pretty much cleared out and the owner came by and comped us a round of limoncello.
It was a good day.
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