Melbourne Ideas from UK Newspaper??!!

From the London/UK Independent newspaper last month, they had this headline: "48 hours in Melbourne" with these highlights: "Melbourne has long prided itself as Australia’s arts capital. Melbourne is often called Australia’s “Garden City” thanks to its parks, some of which run either side of St Kilda Road, south of the river. St Kilda itself is a hip district located along the beach that lines Port Phillip Bay. The edgy eastern suburbs of Fitzroy, Richmond and Collingwood, and the more upscale southeastern suburbs of South Yarra and Prahan, meanwhile, offer plenty of shops, restaurants and cafés. While known for its fashion, Melbourne is also a great place to shop for accessories. Head to Flinders Lane to coo over the Aladdin’s cave of designer fashion accessories at Christine. Spring in Melbourne signals rooftop boozing, with plenty of options to choose. Melbourne’s restaurants are key to the city’s reputation as one of the world’s most sustainable cities."

From our trip to Australia (other than passing through their airport on the way from Cairns to Adelaide), we did not get to see Melbourne. But look forward to sampling this city during a future visit. Reactions from the experts as to this newspaper writer's suggestions and ideas?

Full story at:

http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/48-hours-in/australia-holidays-melbourne-hotels-restaurants-attractions-flights-new-a7347646.html

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Enjoyed a 14-day, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure, getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for more info and many pictures of these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 160,392 views for this posting.