From Hamilton Island I flew to Melbourne to visit my friend, Julie, who recently moved there. It was Christmas Eve and the weather was beautiful. Being Summer, the days are long so Julie took me for a bike ride tour of Melbourne. From her cute neigborhood in South Yarra we biked to her favorite farmer's market where we bought some yummy stuff, then rode through the botanical gardens with monuments and the outdoor theater, then over to her office (D&B Melbourne) then biked over to the beach and watched the kite surfers -- all in her neighborhood.
From there we biked into the center of the city across the Yarra River to Flinders square where they were having a Christmas show, we went by the famous Melbourne museum and opera house then into Chinatown for a great dinner. I got a fabulous tour of the city all at a leisurely pace as we biked through it. Melbourne is a relatively large city in Australia but has a hometown feel. It has this unmistakable retro quality to it -- almost like its a throw back to the 1950's. Really interesting. It was a great way to spend Christmas Eve.
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