Author Archives: Colin Fowler Chapman

Pix from rialto

We visited the tallest tower in Melbourne, the Rialto, and took some pics!

Melbourne

Pix of Melbourne, plus doreen is awsome!!!

Pix from yesterday

Pics from koala preserve,penguin paradise and general melbourne places.

Day 13: Melbourne

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Today is our last day in Melbourne and tomorrow morning we’re on a plane to our final destination, Cairns, to learn about the Great Barrier Reef!

But there’s still plenty of Melbourne left to explore!

Here’s today’s itinerary:

We’ll learn about the state government of Victoria during an official briefing with a government representative.
Then we’ll take a ride on a Melbourne tram.
We’ll visit Federation Square located in the heart of central Melbourne. It was conceived as a tribute to the first hundred years of Australian nationhood, and is now the central hub for Melbournians and visitors to meet, socialize and celebrate.
We’ll learn some of the stories of the early immigrants to Australia. How did they adapt to a new country, new climate, new language, new currency and new lifestyle?
Finally, we’ll get a bird’s eye view of Melbourne atop the Rialto Tower (link | link | link).

All the pictures!

We just stopped off at the opal museum, so here are some pics!

Day 12: Melbourne (Updated)

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After our Home Stay, and one night in the Ibis, today is our first full day in Melbourne, Australia’s second largest city!

On today’s itinerary we’ll:

Learn about Australia’s national gemstone, the opal, during a cutting and polishing demonstration at an opal establishment.
Take in the historic and picturesque Churchill Island. This island settlement was actually the first European settlement in Victoria.
Learn about the iconic Australian animal the koala from a ranger at this conversation centre that was established to create a natural habitat for the koala population within Phillip Island.
Get up close and personal with the penguin, as our ranger takes us behind the scenes at the penguin parade.
At sunset, we’ll experience this amazing phenomenon as the little penguins waddle from the sea to their burrows.

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Batch 2/3

Here’s the second batch of photos, be sure to check out #1

Pics from Sovereign Hill (Ballarat)

Sorry that there haven’t been many pics or posts latley, but you have to realize that alot of australia is just land, no civilization and no Internet. Anyway, here are your pics. Second and third batches to come! (1/3)