Melbourne Diary

Grampian, Victoria

2008-07-19T11:46:00.001+10:00

Great Ocean Road

2008-06-25T17:42:00.002+10:00

Another set of photos of Great Ocean Road.

Down to the beach on Great Ocean Road

2008-04-03T20:52:00.002+11:00

One of beach spot on the Great Ocean Road.

Great Ocean Road - Flies

2008-03-24T16:23:00.003+11:00

This photo was taken on a parking lot along the Great Ocean Road. All flies rested on my friend's back.

Grampians - I am on the top!

2008-03-19T21:48:00.001+11:00

I am on the top!

Grampians - Strange Rock

2008-03-14T23:20:00.002+11:00

Strange Rock on Grampians.

Grampians

2008-03-12T20:45:00.003+11:00

Following these photos and you will know where I were standing...

Nothing about the tree

2008-03-07T18:55:00.001+11:00

Nothing about this photo. It's just something I took while I was browsing in Melbourne CBD.

Grapes - Mornington Peninsula

2008-03-03T21:43:00.001+11:00

The Mornington Peninsula is only an hours drive from Melbourne, but it seems a world away. In fact, the Peninsula now has an air that's reminiscent of the Mediterranean, with its vineyards and olive groves, its historic country house retreats and intimate hotels. (Visit Mornington Peninsula)

Postcard Stand

2008-03-01T21:39:00.002+11:00

The postcard stand on the side of street.

Camberwell

2008-02-28T21:27:00.004+11:00

Camberwell is one of leafy-inner suburbs, which is around 10km from Melbourne CBD. It has the railway station serving the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines.

The main street is the Camberwell Road having ranges of fashion boutiques, retail stores, cafes and out of the ordinary restaurants.

Rialto Towers

2008-02-26T21:55:00.002+11:00

Rialto Towers is the second-tallest reinforced concrete building and the tallest office building in the Southern Hemisphere. It is located on 525 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia.

The Melbourne Observation Deck is on the 55th floor of the South Tower, at 234 m. Views of up to 60 km can be had on a clear day.

There is a yearly Run Up race to climb up the 1,450 steps to the top of the building.

Crown Casino

2008-02-24T14:49:00.003+11:00

The Crown Entertainment in Melbourne is a huge complex containing shops, cafes, restaurants, hotel, cinemas, live shows, music venues and a casino all under one roof. There are 16 bars, 36 restaurants and cafes and lots of specialty shops located inside the complex.

Situated in the Southbank precinct, right next to Yarra River. On special occasions, chimney stacks lined along the boardwalk shoot bursts of flames into the air, giving the casino an awesome appearance.

The Original Lolly Store

2008-02-22T21:20:00.001+11:00

Melbourne Central - Hallway

2008-02-22T21:15:00.002+11:00

Melbourne Central - SEIKO Clock

2008-02-20T21:15:00.000+11:00

Melbourne Central - Shot Tower

2008-02-20T21:06:00.003+11:00

Melbourne Central is a large shopping, office, and public transport hub in the city of Melbourne, Australia.

Its signature attraction is the massive glass cone sitting the Coop's Shot Tower which was built on the site between 1889 and 1890.

State Library of Victoria

2008-02-18T20:32:00.000+11:00

The State Library of Victoria is one of Australia's oldest cultural institutions. It is the major reference and research library in Victoria, responsible for collecting and preserving Victoria's documentary heritage and making it available through a range of services and programs.

With more than two millions of collections, if every item was laid end-to-end, it would stretch for 90kms. The oldest book collected in here is "Boethius' De Musica, a late 10th-century manuscript". The oldest item is Cuneiform Tablet (c2050BC).

EastLink - machineries

2008-02-17T12:04:00.000+11:00

Some machineries that are used in EastLink project.

EastLink - Snow White

2008-02-16T13:37:00.000+11:00

"Snow white" was purposed built for EastLink project. It is capable of lifting 500 tonnes. The maximum traveling speed on its 16 wheels is 64 km/h.

EastLink - Operation Centre

2008-02-15T23:02:00.000+11:00

The EastLink Operation Centre at Ringwood is architecturally designed by two of Australia's leading architects, Roger Wood and Randal Marsh, of Wood Marsh Architects.

EastLink - Construction

2008-02-15T22:56:00.000+11:00

EastLink is a A$2.5 billion tolled "freeway" linking a large area of Melbourne's eastern and south-eastern suburbs. Its construction began in March 2005, and is scheduled for completion in Mid 2008.

Mamba Festival - Wave Swinger

2008-02-02T14:52:00.000+11:00

Swing...

Mamba Festival - Swing Swing Swing

2008-02-01T22:11:00.000+11:00

Mamba Festival - Alien

2008-02-01T22:09:00.000+11:00

Bugs...