First impressions of Melbourne

Amy and I flew from Singapore to Melbourne (on a slightly suspect Malaysian Airways flight,) to find the landing temperature of 15 degrees was far from the tropical climate we had expected from Australia. 

We were soon told by about 600 different people that Melbourne has '4 seasons in a day' which I'd say isn't exactly true but a Melbourne summer is a lot like summer in Britain- it can go from scorching hot, to cold and rainy without much notice at all. 

Melbourne- day one- restaurant tram

Once we were settled, and had sorted out all the essentials (phone, bank and tax file number- yep the unemployed dream was over!) we explored the city.

Melbourne is famous for its street art and multiculturalism. As soon as we got off the tram we discovered this to be true. A giant purse was located randomly outside H and M, and the streets were full of street artists, and musicians.

     Who doesn't love the giant purse?

Our street art hunt took us to a small street with a drawing at the end. Of course Princess Amy didn't think the street art was good enough so after hunting further, we came across a street full of incredible street art. 

 Melbourne street art- Amy liked this bit

We found a flat and job and I sucessfully managed to persuade Amy to come with me to the Australian Open. We got to see some amazing tennis matches- Canada's Raonic winning his 4th round match, a rather entertaining legends doubles match, Jamie Murray's doubles- (of course we were more excited about meeting Judy!) and Amy's future husband, John Isner, who at 6"10 is almost as tall as her! 

    Legend's doubles- Australian Open

Normal size tennis ball- we're just small

We met up with my friend, Bridget, who I'd met in Vietnam, and we went to a vegetarian restaurant called 'Lentil as Anything.' Of course I got lost, but when we'd eventually found it, we discovered it to be a buffet style restaurant, located in a quiet clearing on the outskirts of town. The restaurant is run by volunteers, and you pay what you want for your meal. Amy would have rather had a bit of steak, however it was an awesome experience. 

        Inside Lentil As Anything

There's still loads more of Melbourne we need to see while were here, but we're really loving Melbourne so far!