We drove quite a long distance yesterday and therefore only had about 350 km left till Melbourne. Sigi had booked us on the computer into the “Victoria Hotel” in Melbourne for the next 3 nights on the advice of Wilma, so we didn’t have to worry about accommodation. Again it was a lovely drive with ever changing nature around us. It got flatter and less fertile, rather brown and dry. As we approached Melbourne we realized that we were back in civilization with rush hour and traffic chaos. Wilma already warned us about this. Thanks to “Oscar” our i-pad GPS we got into town alright but just at the last stretch right smack in the middle of the city Oscar gave up it’s ghost and refused to tell us where to go. For him it was always “200 m straight ahead”… Thanks to Sigi’s superior navigation skills (I think I mentioned this before!) we somehow ended up in ‘Little Collins Street” in front of the Victoria Hotel. Phew!! Made it!! Traffic was hell, there were buses and many trams all around, still driving on the left and the police out in droves directing traffic although all lights were in full working order… ???
Got checked into the hotel OK, fine room on the 7th floor smack dab in the middle of Melbourne, all attractions and points of interest just steps away on foot or the free red tourist tram as well as the free red shuttle bus. Do we have free tourist transportation in Vancouver, I wonder? Would be a good idea if it isn’t already in place…
Having been installed in our room and taken a little rest we started walking around our area, down to the water, across various fabulous bridges taking pictures all the way. Found a great outdoor restaurant in Southbank with a view on the Yarra River where we had steak, frites and beer.
Ambled back to the ‘Victoria’ for a nightcap and a very good night’s sleep.
Re. GPS: Why does this always happen in the middle of heavy traffic?
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