Melbourne

I arrived in Melbourne at 6am on Sunday morning, having flown in from Perth overnight. I was tired, groggy, and had to wait till 8am for the bus to take me to my hostel. When I finally got there, I had my my first experience with "doubt": I doubted whether I could really do this for the next 3 months.

Here's why: my hostel is terrible. Dirty, full of drunken hulligans, and so hot I could fry an egg! What did I expect? It's a hostel for $27 a night. What was I thinking? Can I really do this? I had a moment of weakness, ran out of the room and into the city as fast as I could, and then I realized something: this city is awesome! And the reason I'm here is the city, not the hostel. The stupid hostel is just a place to store my stuff and sleep at night. I felt better instantly! Now don't get me wrong, I still have moments of panic everytime I walk in there. But let's focus on why I'm really here.....

I spent the day in the city, walking around and checking out the sites. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Federation Square - one of the most controversial man-made structures. Why? I don't know, but when I set my eyes on it (and it's huge!) the first thing I thought of was how ugly it is!

Melbourne's skyline from the Yarra river

I had lunch overlooking the Yarra river, enjoying a cold beer on a very hot afternoon. The heat here is definitely more humid than Perth....my hair tells the tale as it gets bigger and bigger!

Flinders Station