MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA February 21, 2008
Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria and the second largest city in Australia with a population of approximately 3.7 million.
Melbourne has a world reputation as a very sports oriented city with numerous sports venues that house Formula One Grand Prix, tennis, sailing, swimming, cricket, Australian Rules Football and soccer among others in various stadiums that include a 140000 capacity stadium. Very impressive
Melbourne has twice shared top position in a survey by The Economist of The World’s Most Livable Cities on the basis of its cultural attributes, climate, cost of living, and social conditions such as crime rates and health care, once in 2002 and again in 2004.
We visited the Shrine of Remembrance which is a war memorial initially for the World War I veterans and today to include all of the conflicts in which Australia participated. Special interest is in the statue of the donkey used as a successful field expedient in transporting the injured in the battle of Gallipoly.
The Royal Botanic Gardens are very extensive and beautiful.
The first governor of the area, La Trobe, lived in this 1839 cottage.
Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria and the second largest city in Australia with a population of approximately 3.7 million.
Melbourne has a world reputation as a very sports oriented city with numerous sports venues that house Formula One Grand Prix, tennis, sailing, swimming, cricket, Australian Rules Football and soccer among others in various stadiums that include a 140000 capacity stadium. Very impressive
Melbourne has twice shared top position in a survey by The Economist of The World’s Most Livable Cities on the basis of its cultural attributes, climate, cost of living, and social conditions such as crime rates and health care, once in 2002 and again in 2004.
We visited the Shrine of Remembrance which is a war memorial initially for the World War I veterans and today to include all of the conflicts in which Australia participated. Special interest is in the statue of the donkey used as a successful field expedient in transporting the injured in the battle of Gallipoly.
The Royal Botanic Gardens are very extensive and beautiful.
The first governor of the area, La Trobe, lived in this 1839 cottage.
