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Melbourne, Australia
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I met with James & Rebecca in Melbourne. J & R are two friends from high school... it was wild to see Valpo people here at the bottom of the world!
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Melbourne is down on the south coast of Australia across from Tasmania. This ugly customer is a stuffed Tasmanian Devil in the Melbourne Museum. |
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This clock in a Melbourne shopping mall lowers the bottom piece every hour on the hour and the little birds and characters perform the Waltzing Matilda. |
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The top of the Realto Tower provides a great view of the surrounding area. The bridge is the Bolti Bridge, completed in 2000. Down the way is a second bridge named Westgate. Section 13 of Westgate collapsed during construction in 1970 and killed dozens. Which other section would you have expected to fall? Melbourne actually reminds me a lot of Philadelphia, as it is an older, more historical area with a number of colleges. The trolley system is still in operation and is even being expanded, although nobody seems to pay the toll. People just get on and sit down... I saw one person pay the toll the three times I took the trolley. |
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The bay and the Tasman Straight are visible near the horizon here. |
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The three dots on the picture here are probably UFOs... or just the reflection of the glass in the tower... where is Leonard Nemoy when we need him? |
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