So we arrived to Melbourne in the morning and started exploring. The city itself is very flat compared to Sydney (just one friendly advice, don't compare Sydney with Melbourne if there is a local from any of those two cities around you).
The centre is quite big and full of skyscrapers. The Eureka Tower is the tallest one with the highest observation deck in the Southern hemisphere (=higher than The Sydney tower, of which the locals are the most proud). The best views are along the Yarra river.
Melbourne has many museums and art exhibitions. Firstly we went to The Museum of Immigration, which displays interesting history of many immigration waves to Australia. We went also to The National Gallery of Victoria with an interesting Aboriginal Art exhibition.
We visited also Melbourne Cricket Ground, which was the central place of The Olympic Games in 1956. Nowadays, it is a huge cricket and Aussie football stadium for 100 000 people. In the same area is also the tennis stadium where Australian Open is played.
Melbourne is also known for its international character, which is connected to the large choice of national cuisines. We tried the Indian one and it was very hot experience....
A hostel where we stayed (honestly - nothing special).
A view from hostel's roof deck.
We left Sydney right after my job, so I didnt sleep at all...
Sunday Art Market under a bridge. An interesting place . In the picture there is an Aboriginal decorating didgeridoo.
Central Business district shot from the Yarra river.
Melbourne has a dense network of trams (although the tracks are not in the best condition). This is the City Circle line, which is mostly for tourists and surprisingly for free.
In the centre the tram-tracks are everywhere.
The National library of Victoria. 
A beautiful tree...
This is the cottage of parents of explorer Capt. James Cook. The house was originally situated in England, then dismantled and brick by brick transported to Australia.
Chill out in the sun.
Beautiful piece of architecture can be found everywhere in the city.
and another houses from the same row.
Night view of Central Business district.
A surprising name of the street, even more when we take into account that the band was formed in Sydney!
The entrance to The Chinese district.
However, we preferred Indian cuisine and as we wrote above, it was a very hot experience.
Night photo of St. Kilda, which is the beach district of Melbourne.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground for 100 000 spectators.
And one more, in the backround you can see that the grass was just being changed.
Some parts are really high-class.
The stadium where The Melbourne Open is played.
The Eureka Tower.
In the lift up, it was very fast.
The Observation deck is in the 88th floor.
Lucie on the top.
It must be a hard job to clean windows here.
Ondra and Melbourne.
The ocean behind...
The new railway station with freaky roof.
compared with the old one, where train schedule of some trains is shown on the analogue clocks.
Like a real .... picture in the aboriginal gallery
The Aboriginal Art is very different from the contemporary one.
The Immigration MuseumThis map shows how the transport time to Australia has changed - from 9 months in 18th century to 24 hours today.
Australia tried to attract immigrants by using many ways. This is a big billboard advertised in London, atrracting people to move and live in Australia.
Students wearing uniforms can be seen everwhere in Australia (it is obligatory), but this was a big school gathering on a trip.
We flew to and from airport Melbourne-Avalon, which consists of one terminal (rather a big barn with one waiting room) and a giant car park. But it was cheap :-)
A picture of our plane taken illegally!!
What a lovely sunset.
ULURU - our next trip!!!
Lucie and Denis enjoying the view..... In the horizon you can see a lot of big ships transporting a coal and waiting for unloading in Newcastle harbour (which is still some 30 km far). It reminded me first a scene from WW2 movie..... especially the battle of Normandy.
