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                Melbourne Australia          


Our holiday in Melbourne 2007 was a memorable one, we spent a special Christmas with family and friends, we visited many of Melbourne's attractions, we spent lazy days exploring St Kilda's Acland Street and the Promenade. But most of all we enjoyed our visits to the fabulous City and soaking up the sun on St Kilda's fantastic beach.


   Acland Street St Kilda                                                            Melbourne City                                                               St Kilda Beach

   When we visited Melbourne for the 1st time we could not fail to notice the Eureka Tower situated on the South Bank of the river Yarra. It is 297Mts high and is the 2nd tallest building in Australia, it towers above the other buildings in the City.
We went to the top of the tower and found the view of the City just fascinating, it give us a good feeling for our bearings on our forthcoming visits to the City.




The Eureka Tower                                                   View from the Eureka Tower
                                                
                                                                                                               
                    
Our visit to Old Melbourne Gaol was awesome we had never been to a prison before and didn't know what to expect, we could only marvel at the small size of the cells, the thickness of the walls ,the doors and the creepy atmosphere that existed. We learned that the first cell block opened in 1845 and closed in1924, during this time135 prisoners was hanged including the Gaols most famous prisoner Ned Kelly the bush murderer.
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 Hangmans Equipment                                   Inside the cell block
                                   
                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                  
 Ballarat Wildlife Park in the Yarra Valley was a wonderful day out , as you would expect all species of Australian wildlife was there to see.. The park also featured" Birds of Prey displays" and included instruction on how to throw a boomerang.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Birds of Prey display

                                                                                                                                 
We had a special day out on the Puffing Billy Steam Train, we traveled from Melbourne to Castlemain by Velocity Train where we joined the Puffing Billy Steam Train for a journey through the bush to Maldon, here we enjoyed a specially prepared B BQ. The wine was good and the spirits high. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Buffet Car                                                          A drink on the platform                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                         
   Photo Slide Show

We took 220 photographs on our holiday in Australia, please click on the image to view just a few that were taken at the above attractions.
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We visited many other attractions during our visit to melbourne, these included :
The Great Ocean Road.            www.greatoceanrd.org.au
Melbourne Aquarium,                www.melbourneaquarium.com.au
Melbourne Cricket Club Tour:   www.mcc.org.au
Telstra Dome Tour:                    www.telstradome.com.au