One of the first things I noticed when I arrived was how far the skyline stretches. It made for some great pictures from this point- The Shrine of Remembrance- and got me really excited to explore in the five months I had here.
I had a few first impressions, all good ones, after arriving. The food, the cooler weather (which soon became way too cold as I mention here), the black swans that I didn’t even know were a thing. There were many things different to my Brisbane experience. Saying that there was one thing similar to my Sydney experience, Mr Moon’s creepy face welcoming visitors to Luna Park. I didn’t go in, but I remembered the face from the park right next to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Although this was taken on my first short visit to Melbs, I rode right by this on a bike ride around Melbourne. I went with a German girl in my room, heading first to the famous Pink Lake south west of the CBD before making our way through the Melbourne Grand Prix track and along the coast to St Kilda, finally up past The Shrine of Remembrance.
The above piece of street art was something I blogged about not too long ago on another wander. It was a mural to someones brother that sadly died in a bike accident. If you would like to read more of it you can do so here along with the article I gained the information from.
And that is what art is. Something that can be happy or sad, motivating or tear jerking. Something used to bring back memories, or something that we enjoy to gain new ones. And it isn’t always street art that does this. Melbourne’s comedy festival brings art in comedic form and it was fun to walk by this silent comedy near the Yarra River.
Not to mention this guy… Life’s too short for insults. Although this seems like a good deal.
See you tomorrow!
My first impressions of Melbourne
The famous Pink Lake
More Melbourne shots, St Kilda and Luna Park
Mural to Simon Bonnici
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Beautiful photos x
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Thank you Lauren!
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Could you please check out my blog if you have time, I would appreciate. Please give your honest opinion x
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I did! I like it, easy to read. Happy birthday by the way for the other day, one thing you will have to change is your age in your bio at the bottom of the site (I know as I have to do the same thing, so thank you for reminding me haha)… also maybe add an ‘About Me’ page if you can? I have found that this page has been popular for people coming to my site to get to know me a little better 🙂
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Ok thank you for your wise and kind words. Thank you ❤
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What a great experience! What makes that lake so pink?
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It was a great trip, and more info on the lake in the linked post! It is to do with salt levels and algae if I recall 🙂
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I’ll check it out! I’m always so curious about the ecology in different areas of the world!
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I still think the pink lake is amazing, even after seeing the documentary on tv. Such good photos.
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I would like to see this in a documentary to see lots more shots and angles, not to mention the science behind it! Thanks Pat.
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I am going to Melbourne this year and I had no idea about the pink lake!! you have just made me even more excited to go, looks amazing
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Great! I hope you have a great time there, it is an amazing city. The pink lake is in easy reach of the CBD by car or bike like I did, however it is in an industrial area of the city so don’t be fooled by the lack of sights around it!
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This is such a great overview of Melbourne!
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Thank you!
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One chance to see the Melbourne… And that was pretty awesome feeling without even going just by reading your blog… This one is also mind blowing
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Thank you Dhvani, glad you enjoyed this! I really appreciate your feedback on my posts to help me moving forward so thank you so much for this 🙂
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Heard of the pink lake before. Nice to see the pics.
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There are a couple in Australia, a way bigger one in West Australia that looks amazing too! Glad I could give you a little insight to the one in Melbourne 🙂
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