Created by ElaineC
11 people like this trip

Honeymooner

A trip from April 04, 2007 to April 07, 2007, travelling to Melbourne, Geelong
City Trip
Trip Tags:None yet!More  

Trip Tags

Added by ElaineC
Added by others
Trip Tags
Add Tags
Custom
Cancel

Location:
Day:
04/04/2007 to 04/07/2007
Category:

Wed 04/04/07 (day 1) - Melbourne

Average Rating (19):
     
The new Melbourne Museum tags itself as a museum for the 21st century and reflects a move to merge major museums and …
Thing to Do
11 Nicholson St
Melbourne, VIC 3053
Australia
+61 3 8341 7777
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Notes
Getting to Melbourne Museum
Both tram 86 and 96 to the Museum and Royal Exhibition Building stop at the corner of Nicholson and Gertrude Streets.

Take the free City Circle Tram to Carlton Gardens.

An easy walk from Parliament Train Station.

Take the free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle service to stop 1 on Rathdowne Street.

Walk Melbourne's Golden Mile Heritage Trail

http://melbourne.museum.vic.gov.au/
Add to Trip
Average Rating (16):
     
Located on the 55th floor of Melbourne's tallest building, this observation deck opened in 1994 to provide spectacul …
Thing to Do
Rialto Towers & Observation Deck
525 Collins St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9614 5888
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Notes
BY TRAIN:
Southern Cross Station is only 5 minutes walking distance from Rialto. If you follow the "Collins Street" exit signs, emerging from the subway on Spencer Street, then walk towards the intersection of Spencer and Collins Street. Turn into Collins Street and Rialto is situated one major city block away on the right hand side.

BY TRAM:
Rialto is located on the corner of Collins and King Street. Trams do not run along King Street. Below are the tram numbers that will stop in the following city streets:

Collins Street: 10,12,42,109
Bourke Street: 86, 96
Elizabeth Street: 59, 57,19, 68 (Sunday only)
Flinders St: 48, 75
Tram

All trams on Collins Street pass the Rialto Building, stopping at King Street. To use the City Circle Tram get off at the intersection of Flinders and King Street, and walk one block towards Colins Street

http://www.melbourne360rialto.com.au/
http://www.melbourne360rialto.com.au/spe…
Add to Trip
Long Live Rock is the catch cry that has been preserved at the Hard Rock Cafe. Along with countless items of rock …
Thing to Do
Hard Rock Cafe
1 Bourke Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 (0)3 9650 4755
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Add to Trip
 
In the heart of Melbourne's Chinatown, you will find the Chinese Museum: established in 1985 to document, preserve a …
Thing to Do
22 Cohen Pl
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9662 2888
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Notes
The Chinese Museum is located in Melbourne's Chinatown - the oldest area of continuous Chinese settlement in the western world - to provide a focal point to the precinct's rich social and architectural heritage. Once a JC Williamson prop store (behind Her Majesty's Theatre) built in 1905, the four storey warehouse building is located in Cohen Place, which runs between Little Bourke and Lonsdale Streets.

http://www.chinesemuseum.com.au/
Add to Trip
Melbourne may not be home to any royal palaces, but this lavish mansion is not far off. Built in 1868 in the Romanes …
Thing to Do
Rippon Lea Estate
192 Hotham St
Melbourne, VIC 3185
Australia
+61 3 9523 6095
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Add to Trip
At the turn of the century, when Melburnians talked about a shopping expedition in style, they said they were …
Thing to Do
282 Collins Street
Melbourne, FL 3000
Australia
+61 3 9654 5244 / +61 3 9650 2777
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Add to Trip
Average Rating (1):
     
Established in 1870, The Royal Arcade is a piece of living Melbourne retail history and truly a pleasurable inner ci …
Shopping
Royal Arcade (The)
Bourke Street Mall
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9670 7777
Wed Apr 4 12:00am
Add to Trip

Thu 04/05/07 (day 2) - Melbourne

Average Rating (68):
     
Nothing attracts people more than the prospect of a bargain. Combine that with a vibrant mix of cultures, a century …
Thing to Do
Queen Victoria Market
513 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9320 5822
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Notes
How to get there:
By tram: Catch any tram heading north along Elizabeth or William Street
By train: From Melbourne Central or Flagstaff Station, walk north along Elizabeth or William Street.
http://www.qvm.com.au
Add to Trip
Average Rating (14):
     
Established in 1846, Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens are magnificently landscaped and boast a superb collection of …
Thing to Do
Birdwood Ave
Melbourne, VIC 3004
Australia
+61 3 9252 2300
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Notes
Public Transport
If you are coming from outside the city, take a train to Flinders Street Station. From Flinders Street, you can get on the following trams: 3, 5, 8, 16, 64, 67. Get off the tram at the Domain Road Interchange. Walk towards the Shrine of Remembrance and you will see the Observatory Buildings. The Observatory buildings are part of the Gardens. The Visitor Centre is located here and can be a good starting point. The Number 8 Tram can drop you close to Gate D.

Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle
You can ride the free Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. The Shuttle begins at the Melbourne Museum and runs every 15 minutes between 10-4pm daily. You can hop on and hop off at any of the 15 stops, including the Royal Botanic Gardens/ Shrine of Remembrance.

http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/
Add to Trip
Average Rating (11):
     
Opened in 1841, Victoria's oldest surviving prison housed thousands of inmates over the years, including the infamou …
Thing to Do
Old Melbourne Gaol
Russell St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 8663 7228
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Add to Trip
Average Rating (6):
     
If Wellington's statue in London is a meeting place for Londoners, then Flinders Street train station is Melbourne's …
Thing to Do
Flinders Street Station
Corner Flinders and Swanston Streets
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9658 9658
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Add to Trip

Thing to Do
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Notes
St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral
Ph 03 9650 3791
Corner Swanston and Flinders streets, Melbourne

In 1880 the foundation stone for St Paul’s was laid and the cathedral was consecrated in 1891. It is considered architecturally significant as a masterpiece of the Gothic Revival style, but was not completed until 1931 when the spires were added. The interior columns that are made from a creamy Waurn Ponds limestone and are banded with Malmsbury bluestone to give a ringed ’candy’ effect. The cathedral houses the largest and best surviving example of an English Romantic pipe organ designed by T C Lewis, one of the greatest organ builders of the 19th century.

Ramped access is available at the main entrance to the cathedral, with wide aisles and space provided for wheelchairs. Two accessible car parking spaces are allocated. Automatic sliding doors lead to St Paul’s office and then through to the cathedral.
Add to Trip
 
Average Rating (12):
     
Fitzroy Gardens, with their leafy corridors of trees, ferns and flower beds, are one of Melbourne's favorite places. …
Thing to Do
Fitzroy Gardens and Captain Cook's Cottage
Wellington Pde
Melbourne, VIC 3002
Australia
+61 3 9658 9658(Tourist Information)
Thu Apr 5 12:00am
Add to Trip

Fri 04/06/07 (day 3)


Thing to Do
Fri Apr 6 12:00am
Add to Trip
 

Sat 04/07/07 (day 4) - Geelong

Average Rating (14):
     
The south-west coast of Victoria offers one of the most spectacular drives in the world. Winding roads, plunging cli …
Thing to Do
Geelong
Geelong, VIC 3220
Australia
+61 3 5222 2900
Sat Apr 7 12:00am
Add to Trip
 

Unscheduled - Melbourne

A fun and typically "Melbourne" way to get around the city, these charming 1920s-era trams follow a route around …
Thing to Do
City Circle Tram
Tram stops along Flinders, Spring, Latrobe and Spencer Streets
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+13 1638 (Local calls only)
Add to Trip
 
Average Rating (8):
     
Positioned in an unrivalled location in the very heart of Melbourne, The Swanston Hotel, Grand Mercure is a 4 …
Hotel
The Swanston Hotel Melbourne Grand Mercure
195 Swanston St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
3-9663-4711
Add to Trip
Open daily, this center is Melbourne's main provider of tourist information. The Melbourne Visitor Centre supplies u …
Thing to Do
Flinders St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Australia
+61 3 9658 9658
Add to Trip
Average Rating (30):
     
Located on the southern bank of the Yarra River in Melbourne, Crown Towers is approximately two miles from St …
Hotel
Crown Towers Hotel
8 Whiteman St
Melbourne, VIC 3006
Australia
3-9292-6868
Notes
Public Transport
Tram No's 55, 96, 109 and 112 run past Crown; Flinders Street and Southern Cross Stations are within walking distance.

Tourist Services
The Melbourne City Tourist Shuttle is a free service that runs in a one-way circuit every fifteen minutes from 10am to 4pm daily. The route contains 15 stops, beginning at the Melbourne Museum
Add to Trip
Add to Trip:
No trips found! Why not create one?
 
Talk about this trip


 

Get Driving Directions

Select starting point from your items list or enter address below
Select starting point from your items list or enter address below