On Christmas Day I had a picnic in Queen Victoria Gardens and it was a really nice day.
For New Year's I went into the city and watched the fireworks. It was quite busy but not as busy as the London fireworks!
Recently I was talking to someone about some streets and how they got their names, specifically the well known Hoddle Street. A few days later when I was exploring the new extended area of the Docklands near Southern Cross station, I found a plaque commemerating Robert Hoddle; and found out that he was the surveyor in charge of the Port Phillip District in early 1837, and he chose this location as the Point of Origin for the Survey of Melbourne.
It's just a short walk from a nice lookout point of the Bolte Bridge.
In other news I completed my RSA (Responsible Serving of Alcohol) Certificate so I can legally work in a bar now, yay!
1 comment:
hey teleri, how are you? Happy to be back? Well the weather looks so much better of there than here. I am just back from a fabulous trip to India. Loved all the vegetarian food overthere and people were so friendly. Has Marco already booked his flight to Melbourne? Bye for now and good to see Groningen on your blog!! Groetjes van Anja
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