Cakes in St Kilda

My last day in Melbourne and I go with Alison to visit her mother in St Kilda. Apparently the thing to do is to visit the window of all the cake shops to pick out the cake you want before heading inside to indulge. Predictable I choose a huge chocolate fudge cake.

I then spend some time on the pier watching the kite surfers before walking along the coast to Brighton before jumping on the train back to Mentone.

Melbourne - The Open

Coincidently I am in Melbourne while the Open is on. And as Alison and Robin are avid watchers I kind of get swept up in the excitement of it all.

Melbourne - Along the River Yarrow

My last walking tour and this time it is along the Waterfront.

Melbourne Parks and Botanical Gardens

Another self guided walk, this time the Secret Gardens walk 6 kilometre walk passing sculptures, monuments and walking through the beautiful Royal Botanic Gardens as well as Queen Victoria Gardens and Kings Domain

Melbourne - The Laneways and Street Art

There is so much to see in Melbourne, as I am on a budget I opt to do some self guided walking tours. The maps and guides are available from the visitors centre.

Walk 4 is the Lanes and Arcades tour and it takes me through the laneways and gives me some history at the same time. Melbourne is a really colourful city not least because of all the street art. 

Touristing in Melbourne

We have left the sand sea and surf behind but not the heat as we head back to the city. Melbourne is currently experiencing a heat wave and the temperatures are in the 40s. I have never experienced heat like it. It is unbearably hot but really dry. When you step outside it is like stepping into tumble dryer, or like someone holding a hairdryer in your face. It is not pleasant at all but this is my first time in Melbourne and I am not going to let a little hold me back from sightseeing.