Our Memorable visit to Melbourne

My eyes opened and I gazed upon the alarm clock in the side table. It was 6.35 A.M and I woke before my alarm went off!!! That surprised me as I never wake up until my alarm goes mad ringing. And today I woke even before it rang!! And as I turned and looked upon the window, my eyes fell upon a sky reaching magnificent tower and only then I realized I was looking at the Famous EUREKA TOWER- the iconic figure of MELBOURNE. And YES!!!…I came to my senses that I was in MELBOURNE – the Glowing and Happening City Of Australia.
I landed yesterday in Melbourne at 11.45 p.m. and checked into my hotel TRAVELODGE SOUTHBAN located beside YARRA River in Southbank of MELBOURNE and the EUREKA TOWER was only a 10 minute walking distance from the hotel. My journey to the exotic holiday in MELBOURNE will start with this iconic Tower. I was accompanied by my friend and we were looking forward to this trip with great expectations.
We reached EUREKA TOWER at 9.30 a.m. and were among the first visitors. Two dedicated lifts propel visitors to Level 88 in under 40 seconds. Only Skydeck 88 can give the world’s only “Edge Experience” – a switchable glass cube which slides out from the building – with us inside!!!  A memorable view of entire MELBOURNE started our day well off!! Our next destiny was SOUTHGATE. Located on the banks on the Yarra River Southgate is a unique Melbourne restaurant, shopping and entertainment experience. We dined in there followed by some splendid shopping. We had an awesome evening in the MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE of classical music were we enjoyed the Opera by Orchestra Victoria on a play by Shakespeare. Watching the live show of Opera was an experience quite different from that of watching a movie. Thrilled by the experience yet filled with excitement we went to have a blast in the happening night life of Melbourne’s ATRIUM BAR. It was an amazing place full of life and we danced till we dropped.
Pretty much satisfied with our first day’s visit to South of Melbourne, our second day’s schedule was to discover the Central of Melbourne. So our day started with FEDERATION SQUARE (Fed Square) which is a unique cultural precinct in the heart of Melbourne. It's a great place to hang out and watch all the action, take a tour, catch a cruise, wine and dine, or just use the free Wi-Fi. There's always something going on there, with an impressive calendar of events and activities throughout the year. We had so much fun that we lost track of time and only when our tummies grumble we realized that we are late for our reserved Lunch dine in the famous ARINTJI. ARINTJI boasts breath-taking views of the Yarra and the unrivalled open atmosphere of Fed Square. It had been voted by the Age Good Food as one of Melbourne’s best outdoor dining areas.
We then visited the MELBOURNE MUSEUM which explores life in Victoria, from natural environment to culture and history. Located in Carlton Gardens opposite the historic Royal Exhibition Building, the award-winning Melbourne Museum houses a permanent collection in eight galleries, including one just for children. We were not late for our CRUISE DINNER in Melbourne's waterways on board the elegant MV MANDALAY. One of the most exotic dinners awaited us in the cruise as the beautiful city of MELBOURNE flowed in front of us.
We dedicated our third and final day in MELBOURNE to history and started with visiting the Famous COOK’S COTTAGE. We learned about Captain James Cook's life, his amazing voyages and his tragic death, in the Discovery Centre, including the legacy he left for future generations.  Our next stoppage was The ALEXANDRA GARDENS which lie beside the Yarra River. These beautiful and historic gardens are part of the Domain parklands and were first laid out in 1904. We spent our afternoon in a historic ROWING BOATHOUSE and enjoyed ornamental gardens with palms and shrub borders; extensive lawns with mature trees lining paths and roadways; and a star-shaped garden bed, designed to represent the Federation of Australia.
We had our flight back to our hometown at 10.15 p.m. and we unpacked our luggage with much reluctance as our enchanted trip ended. We had lived some most memorable moments in these three days and we shall cherish those moments till long, it's your time to visit Melbourne NOW. MELBOURNE, when will you call us again, we want to come there soon.
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