Observations from Melbourne
If you've been to one city, does it mean that you've been t them all? I am sitting in a Melbourne cafe, in this, my maiden voyage to the artistic heart of Australia - or so I am told. To b honest, Melbourne city does not seem much more artistic than Sydney. Perhaps there are hidden treasures whose value lies in how hard one must try to find them, or how rarely a tourist like myself might happen upon it. I have not arranged for a guide to show me around Melbourne, but when it comes to travelling, I quite like it this way. I like initiating myself into a city - find my own feet and thereby form as independent an impression of the place as I can. So I'll tell you what I've come to so far - Melbourne people appear friendlier and more relaxed. The girl who made my morning coffee was more than happy to give me direcctions to the main shopping areas in the city. She was unfazed by how dazed I was - that being a product of the 3 hours sleep I had last night, my 10 kg backpack