FettyFun: Melbourne

After a red-eye to Melbourne, I was met with what felt a lot more like home. English everywhere and familiar western conveniences like drinkable tap water was very exciting! Melbourne felt bigger than I expected, but also very manageable with great public transportation. Because of the red-eye and not much sleep I was pretty tired but zombied around many of the main sites in the city center. There was a lot to see, I especially enjoyed the art galleries and area around the river. After getting into my room for a nap I enjoyed various dumplings in Chinatown for dinner. The soup dumplings were bomb! The next day I visited the Queen Victoria market where I had my first meat pie and a few other treats before walking up to the Melbourne zoo. The zoo was real great and it was my first encounter with all the Aussie animals in a lovely setting. My last full day in Melby was spent a St. Kilda Beach just south of the city. It was a hot day a perfect to be at the beach and pier with all the other slackers! Another nice thing about Melbourne was that encountered a handful of nice breweries. I hadn't been to any at previous stops so it was nice to try some of the Aussie craft brews.