Day 20 - An old friend in Melbourne

Another 'free' day in Melbourne... we had plans for lunch so after a spot of brekkie we wended our way down from the hotel toward the embankment via the various parks and gardens.

Fountain outside the Royal Exhibition Building

Melbourne really is a very 'walkable' city - the only real restriction is when it's very hot it's quite wearying.

A selfie a day...

We didn't get around to seeing the botanical gardens but even so, spotted this lovely jacaranda despite the flowering season nearly being over.

Lean on me...

Another fountain, I did some experimenting with aperture and exposure settings... but the results were rubbish so here's the one using the 'intelligent auto' settings.

That would look good with a long exposure - if I could work out how

After mooching our way down to the river (probably stopping for a coffee along the way) we met up with Karen's old Equiniti colleague Ruth for lunch.

Lovely food, bottle of very tasty vino (Squealing Pig Sauvignon Blanc) and fantastic company!

Mmmm... tapas

 After lunch we did a bit more wandering around and ended up at the Remembrance Memorial.

Vista from the steps into the city

All the war memorials we've visited have had great views into the city and therefore have also been very prominent / visible from within the city.

Panoramico!

This one also has dramatic views down into the surrounding 'gardens' which relate to more specific conflicts etc.

Hmmm... cubist?