After nearly two months in Melbourne, I finally felt confident enough to venture a little bit further outside of the city by myself on public transport. I had been told that the bayside beach was not very far away, and easily assessable by tram. I decided with the weather slowly fading into the coolness of fall/winter, I had better visit the beach before it got too cold.
I hopped on tram 96 along with what seemed liked the rest of the city. Approximately 30 minutes later, I finally caught a glimpse of palm trees…then water…then…a street market! I really wanted to make it to the main portion of St. Kilda Beach, but found myself being lured off of the tram a few stops early at Luna Park! The decision totally paid off! I found a yellow cowhide purse with my name written all over it!
After being side tracked, I returned to my main purpose of scoping out the beach. There wasn’t anything exceptional to the beach. Nonetheless, it was great to smell the salt in the air, and I even picked up a few pieces of sea glass on the beach.
As I continued to walk along the beach, I found myself at the St. Kilda Pier. It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but the winds were blowing about 40 – 45 mph that day, and I was nearly blown off the pier! There are many people that came to the pier either for fishing (bream, squid, snapper, Australian salmon to name a few), taking a cruise to see the fairy penguins, boating, or just to see the great sights of the city beyond the boat dock. It’s pretty nice knowing that there is a beach so close by!
Week 7 Observations:
Only Melbournians pronounce Melbourne “Mel-bun”
McDonald’s serves the exact same menu (no kangaroo burgers)
Australians say I have an “American” accent; it’s the first time I have ever been told that I have an accent
Fruit is much more expensive due to a shortage in supply, especially bananas
There are no parking restrictions for street cleaning, but I have seen street cleaners day in, day out (those of you in DC can appreciate that observation)
I hopped on tram 96 along with what seemed liked the rest of the city. Approximately 30 minutes later, I finally caught a glimpse of palm trees…then water…then…a street market! I really wanted to make it to the main portion of St. Kilda Beach, but found myself being lured off of the tram a few stops early at Luna Park! The decision totally paid off! I found a yellow cowhide purse with my name written all over it!
After being side tracked, I returned to my main purpose of scoping out the beach. There wasn’t anything exceptional to the beach. Nonetheless, it was great to smell the salt in the air, and I even picked up a few pieces of sea glass on the beach.
As I continued to walk along the beach, I found myself at the St. Kilda Pier. It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but the winds were blowing about 40 – 45 mph that day, and I was nearly blown off the pier! There are many people that came to the pier either for fishing (bream, squid, snapper, Australian salmon to name a few), taking a cruise to see the fairy penguins, boating, or just to see the great sights of the city beyond the boat dock. It’s pretty nice knowing that there is a beach so close by!
Week 7 Observations:
Only Melbournians pronounce Melbourne “Mel-bun”
McDonald’s serves the exact same menu (no kangaroo burgers)
Australians say I have an “American” accent; it’s the first time I have ever been told that I have an accent
Fruit is much more expensive due to a shortage in supply, especially bananas
There are no parking restrictions for street cleaning, but I have seen street cleaners day in, day out (those of you in DC can appreciate that observation)
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