Melbourne City :)

A really nice and multi-racial place! It was incredibly easy to navigate our way around. Never once were we lost. (Partly thanks to my map reading skills hahaha xD) Oh 'cept when my dad drove into CBD, sometimes the right turns and tram lanes could get a little confusing :X Almost every major street was accessible by tram, not to mention the free City Circle tram that went round the city. The streets were clean and the air was good (few loitering smokers and hardly any car exhaust) so we really enjoyed making our way on foot :) Oh random fact, if you walk quickly, you can get from the south of the city (riverfront) to the north of the city (Queen Vic Market) in abt half an hr!

We rented a car from Hertz at the airport to drive to Monash and Yarra Valley :) The car's really clean and well maintained, plus the navigation system's really useful and high tech xD There's a voice which tells you where to turn and keep to which lane and stuff, which is really useful on expressways and in the countryside where the roads are small and crisscrossed. The great thing about renting a Hertz car is that we could return it in the city (where parking's limited and so expensive) as they have several outlets all around the country! Oh if you're thinking of driving around melbourne, rmr to pay for citylink and eastlink usage! But all you have to do is dial the hotline and pay through credit card, before OR after using :) It was really funny when my dad called up the eastlink one cos even though we got our car in melbourne, the license plate said NSW! So there was some confusion as the poor lady tried to search for the car number and stuff hahahaha. If the plate says NSW, the car's from NSW, no matter where you got it from! :D

The Parliament House just opposite the Hotel Windsor. It's a popular place for wedding couples to take their wedding pics apparently!

So pretty! and she didn't seem like she was in 14 degree celsius :X

Parliament house at night

That's the free city circle tram!

Princess Theatre just 'round the corner. You can watch plays here!

Hmm this hasn't arrived in sg yet right...

St Paul's Cathedral

On Bourke St Mall (bet Swanson St and Elizabeth St):) Trams run through the street which makes this shopper's paradise very accessible!

The famous ginormous purse!

So heavy...

David Jones and Myers! :D Didn't have time to explore the entire building though :( Just opposite's Forever New! There's Pancake Parlour on this st too :)When we went it was winter sales season and everywhere was like super crowded haha

Don't forget to check out Collins St aka 'branded' st (cos everything from LV to AX to Rolex can be found here)

This cafe was packed to the max! The pastries really looked extremely appetising...

Famous chocolatier! Have to check it out xD They have chocolate everything, from nougat bars to chocolate nuts to easter stuff to liquer chocolates to rocky road to truffles omg and reasonably priced too :)

St Patrick's Cathedral just opp Federation Square

Flowers along the walkway

Seagulls! There were so many of them honestly

Look at the pigeon in the background hahahaha

Flinders Street Station, a historical monument and extremely crowded on a Sunday afternoon

Looking at the cinema at Federation Square aka Melbourne's Meeting Place on Swanston St. You can't go to melbourne city and not go to Fed Sq! They have a visitor's centre which has really useful information (maps and such) on the entire melbourne as well as a souvenir shop. You can also take a number and talk to friendly ladies at the counters who can help you plan your route and stuff :)

On Federation Square! It's a really happening place honestly xD There was this hilarious busker/comedian who performed his dance act and disturbed passerbys hahaha. He even went onto the road to dance around the cars! :) At least 50 people sat down on the steps to watch him and more just stood around. No surprise there, it was really awesome! xD

There's this pit thing for peeps to warm themselves :)

My good friend's shop :) Just joking, they just have the same name hahahaha xD