Melbourne, Australia is truly a wonderful city to visit. There is lots to do and visit when in Melbourne, you can choose your pick from museums, art galleries, parks, zoos, beaches, waterfronts and even have a glance at the city’s architecture and landscape.
Visiting Melbourne should begin with a trip to the Docklands where you will find a great combination of gardens, marinas, promenades which have their share of eating out options and shopping avenues too. A visit to the Docklands on the Victoria Harbour will indeed prove to be splendid and a memorable one.
If you wish to peek in through Melbourne’s city historic landmarks then not to be missed are the visits to the Cook’s Cottage, Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne Town Hall, Shrine of Remembrance, New Quay, Federation Square to name a few.
Melbourne has its share of eating out options from fine dining restaurants to local takeaways and even in bylanes and streets of Melbourne. Don’t miss out the opportunity to try out each one of them Lonsdale Street serves Greek food, for Italian cuisine, a visit to Carlton is essential and as the name suggests Chinatown serves authentic Chinese cuisine.
If you wish to wind down in the late evenings with a drink or two, you could head for
1806, BCM Bar & Balcony, Charlie’s Bar, Martini Bar, The Croft Institute and the Velvet Bar which are quite popular and oft visited by many.
Shopping is indeed a must when touring a new place, you would love to take home some memoirs and souvenirs which will be a constant reminder of your trip. There are couple of seasonal markets which you could check out too such as the Fed Square Book Market, Collector’s Sunday Market, The Garden’s Market which could be a shopper’s delight. Some of the well acclaimed fashion stores are Miss Lau, Alice Euphemia, Chateau Chic, Zentini being the latest addition to the list. For some jewelry shopping do pay a visit to Royal Tiffany, Time Concept, Love it and so on while for bags and leather accessories you could check out Crumpler Design, Sirroco House of Leather, Brimelows to name a few.
While in Melbourne, do spend a day visiting many gardens and parks such as Carlton gardens, Royal Exhibition Building, Birrarung Mar – venue for festivals and mega events, Melbourne Zoo, Albert Park, Royal Botanic Garden and many more and spend a nice time there.