Melbourne City Tour

I took a 2.5-HR tip-based walking tour via Australia’s culture capital Melbourne in a gorgeous sunny day and learned what makes this city great: the world class coffee, quirky hook turns, Ned Kelly, the architecture of the Gold Rush, etc. The tour ended next ti the Old Melbourne Gaol/prison. Then I had pork dumplings as lunch at the china town. 

Melbourne is Australia’s cultural capital, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.









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