Perth was great but Melbourne is incredible. Imagine a Seattle feel, but with a Midwestern touch--all on a river. We stayed at a Travelodge right near the river in South Bank which is the richest part of the town. I know what you're thinking, and no--the Travelodge in Australia aren't like the ones in the States. It's almost like we're staying at a Hilton. I'd walk outside and see DB-7's, Vantages, and Vanquishes wizz by while I'm too busy drooling over the Gallardo Spyder right in front of our hotel.
The interesting thing that most Americans don't realize is that Australia is doing quite well. They have considerable mineral resources in the Western Territories where they export iron ore, more than anyone else, to China. The value of their dollar has surpassed parity with the USD (even though that's not saying much). They will even be having a budget surplus in the coming months from all their recent growth. It's quite incredible.
We went to an AFL, also know as Australian footie, game where we had great corporate seats. The sport is a hybrid between rugby and soccer but has been around for several decades. Although I'm not a big NFL or NBA fan, I'd much rather watch footie than either one. Just the idea that they don't stop the clock and blow the whistle every other minute for some stupid foul attracts me more than money-hungry lockout thugs. It happen to be quite cold in the stadium so I went into their sports shop to buy a nice fleeced hat that happen to have a black and white comb like a rooster. It was a Collingwood Magpies hat who are ranked #1 but also happened to be the #1 hated team.
I found this hateful ranking out when I was relieving myself at a urinal when the man next to me turned and said, "You look like a f**king chicken." I'm pretty sure he was talking about my hat (hat literally meaning hat in this sense). I then grin, shook a couple times, and hurried out of the restroom. Luckily, the Magpies won even though my support for their team just happened to be because their fleece hat covered my ears.
Overall, such a great city and suggest for anyone to check out a footie game along with walking along the river area in South Bank. We'll be headed to Lorne and Brisbane in the next couple days so I'll be sure to follow-up then.
Cheers.
Wyatt
The interesting thing that most Americans don't realize is that Australia is doing quite well. They have considerable mineral resources in the Western Territories where they export iron ore, more than anyone else, to China. The value of their dollar has surpassed parity with the USD (even though that's not saying much). They will even be having a budget surplus in the coming months from all their recent growth. It's quite incredible.
We went to an AFL, also know as Australian footie, game where we had great corporate seats. The sport is a hybrid between rugby and soccer but has been around for several decades. Although I'm not a big NFL or NBA fan, I'd much rather watch footie than either one. Just the idea that they don't stop the clock and blow the whistle every other minute for some stupid foul attracts me more than money-hungry lockout thugs. It happen to be quite cold in the stadium so I went into their sports shop to buy a nice fleeced hat that happen to have a black and white comb like a rooster. It was a Collingwood Magpies hat who are ranked #1 but also happened to be the #1 hated team.
I found this hateful ranking out when I was relieving myself at a urinal when the man next to me turned and said, "You look like a f**king chicken." I'm pretty sure he was talking about my hat (hat literally meaning hat in this sense). I then grin, shook a couple times, and hurried out of the restroom. Luckily, the Magpies won even though my support for their team just happened to be because their fleece hat covered my ears.
Overall, such a great city and suggest for anyone to check out a footie game along with walking along the river area in South Bank. We'll be headed to Lorne and Brisbane in the next couple days so I'll be sure to follow-up then.
Cheers.
Wyatt
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