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Remembering the Fallen

Walter — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:05:00 +0000

One of Australia’s largest war memorials, the Shrine of Remembrance located at King’s Domain on St Kilda Road was built to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of Australians who died in both World War I and World War II. Built in the classical architectural style reminiscent of the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the […]

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Rural Delights @ Collingwood Children’s Farm

Walter — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:06:00 +0000

On the 3rd day of our Easter holiday, my family and I went to the Collingwood Children’s Farm at the recommendation of Tim Richards, to experience its pastoral pleasures just minutes away from the Melbourne CBD. Apparently, it has a farmer’s market every second Saturday which offered fresh farm grown produce (many organic) from participating […]

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Alleys, Alcoves and Alcohol

Walter — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:28:00 +0000

Through the kind invitation of Tim Richards (who incidentally has a nice travel blog here called Aerohaveno), I had the privilege of visiting two of Melbourne’s famous street pubs and bars, located off the side streets from the junction of busy Elizabeth Street and Little Bourke Street. According to Tim, there are some 200 to 300 […]

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Australia’s Largest Public Gallery – NGV International

Walter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Last Sunday, I decided to make a trip down to the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) International at St Kilda Road, having heard so many wonderful things about it. What I experienced was truly inspiring, and I spent more than three hours wandering and exploring its fascinating and sprawling galleries occupying three storeys. The scale […]

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Where Did Prostitutes and Drug Addicts Hang Out?

Walter — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:44:00 +0000

The answer was St Kilda’s Beach – well, at least in the past. After many years of gentrification, the bayside resort area just south of Melbourne city has become a fashionable and swanky beach neighbourhood, attracting families, singles, seniors and anybody who wanted to spend a day at the beach. Other than the beach, the […]

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