The City - Melbourne Trip Part II

Errghhh.. my plan to continue with my travel journal shattered the moment I set foot in my office ... huhuhu.... so many things to do. Now all the things that I wanted to write had long gone from my brain.

Let's try to pick up from where I left off some weeks ago.

OK, well..... We spent only 2-3 days in Melbourne.. sightseeing and (window) shopping. We were on foot on the first day because Nik said if I could run, then I should be able to walk (4km one way to the city from our hotel on Toorak Rd!!)... poor feet of mine! Plus we didnt know how the Tram worked so we decided to explore the town on our own on the first day. We went all the way up to Victoria Market from St Kilda Rd. Then we moved on to the factory outlet @ Smith St and it was a disapointment (for me at least).. because I was expecting something great like the ones in the US. But the weather was nice though, cool with lotsa sun.

But I really love Victoria Market. It was my second time here (the first visit was some years ago, on business) but the souvenirs in Victoria Market drove me crazy.... still. Keychains for A, bags for B, t shirts for C, mugs for D, bla bla bla.... boy the names on my list were very long... hahahaha. I ended up with BIG bags to take home, so that was used as a valid reason to take a cab back to our hotel. LOL!

The next 'Must Visit' place is the South Wharf... this is really heaven for me. All my fav stores were here.. Nike, Adidas, Puma, 2XU, Burberry, Converse, yadda yadda yadda. They have really nice design for running T shirts and pants ... I almost lost my mind. Oh.. btw, I lost my shopping bag too! ppfftttt... I bought a LiveStrong running t shirt and suddenly, I realized that the bag was not in my hand anymore... we searched through the whole mall and the bag was nowhere to be found... not my rezeki, I guess. It was a veerryyyy nice piece... :( and I was so angry with ME-self!!!

After our shopping trips, we took a long walk along the parks there... I really love the city. The public transport system is very well integrated with other feeder services and facilities. And cycling lanes for cyclists .... woowww.... we are still far from that.

OK... done with Part II. I'll catch up again later with Part III, meanwhile, let's enjoy the pics.... Tata....