Recently Stan has been assigned to consult for a project in Melbourne for 4 months. He goes down Monday through Thursday and then fly's back to work in Sydney on Friday. We see him on the weekends and this break (we get two weeks off of school every ten weeks), we were able to fly down to Melbourne to spend the break with Stan in Melbourne. Unlike PwC, Bain flew the whole family down and then put us all up in some serviced apartments so we could cook and have more flexibility than a regular hotel room. Our apartment was right in the heart of the city. And we were one block away from the city circle (tourist tram) which would take us around the city for free! We visited everything you could think of... Here are a few pictures--about 300+ are on Facebook if you want more!
Reading the in-flight emergency procedures! Go Thomas!
The tram/ City Circle!
Thomas loving the tram!
Saint Patrick's Cathedral below!
reminded me of England just a bit!
After I took this picture the kids were mobbed by a Chinese tourist group who did a 5- 10 minute photo session--Seriously, see pictures below!
Touring the parliament building
Flinders station!
Federation square playground, by the Yarra River and the circus behind us!
Melbourne Aquarium
Saint Paul's Cathedral
A really amazing wood carving
Olivia wanted to light a candle. I told her that she had to donate money and think of someone who needed help. I said maybe she could think of herself so she could start growing and she said, "no--I want to light a candle for Millie." Millie is her friend from Oxford who has cancer.
China Town!
The AFL (Rugby) stadium
Federation square
Old treasury building
Melbourne Museum!
Olivia has been talking about seeing King Tut for MONTHS!
Street performers
On our way to the police museum in the world trade center (melbourne)
A petting zoo in the docklands!f
A playground with snow--laughing at the sand toys thrown in ...how does snow come out of a water pitcher?
Complete with a snow machine
4 comments:
What a fun trip! What a neat experience to live in Australia! The spider picture freaked me out... lol. Hope to see you in August!
Great pictures. Oh, what fun! You are so adventurous! Can't wait to see you in person!!!! Love you all
You guys do the most fun things, and what a fantastic trip for your little family. All the pictures were great except for the spiders and snakes (awful). What wonderful memories! Love you!
love thomas picking the nose of the dragon
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