Melbourne Attractions

Melbourne's Crown and Glory

Advantages: Lots to do
Disadvantages: Hard to see it all

...on the town. Crown Casino is the jewel in Melbourne’s crown (excuse the pun) of night life. Standing resplendent on the south bank of the Yarra River in the heart of the city, the casino, built in 1996 is a must see. The 39 storey, six star hotel and casino complex has something to offer every visitor, young or old and almost every pocket from fast food and a movie to gourmet cuisine and a night at the gaming tables. Last week was my second visit ...
...This last visit to Crown was a different proposition altogether to the last. The first thing I noticed this time out was how magnificent the place looked all lit up in the dark. The neon flashed and sparkled and there are turrets of flame around the building, blazing against the night sky. We’d had a pretty full on day and we were looking to blow off some steam in the form of drinking and behaving badly as one does on an out of town work trip on ...

Looby5 19.05.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Crown Casino, Melbourne

A Prancing Horse, A Scot, A Fin and a Columbian

Advantages: Exciting
Disadvantages: Melbourne is too far away

...celebrate the start of the Formula One Motor Racing season, beginning in Melbourne Australia. The date – 9th March 2003. The circuit is Albert Park, Melbourne; a circuit which is partly a road circuit, as well as having the setting of the park itself. The back drop is Melbourne’s CBD and St Kilda Road area. The Grand Prix Australia has been at the Melbourne circuit for several years now, and is also the date that most F1 fans wait for, from the ...
...and last year in particular, Formula 1 has been slated for being boring, predictable, fixed, lacking in excitement, dominated by Ferrari, etc. So over the winter months, the executives have been reconsidering some of the rules that govern the sport. Viewers of the sport were drifting away and Bernie Ecclestone’s digital TV channel was not very successful either, although £12 to watch a badly commented race could have been the reason for that. Now ...

helencbradshaw 09.03.2003 · Read Full Review
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Review of Formula 1 Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

One Of The World's Great Zoos...

Advantages: Spacious, Attractive, Wonderful Variety Of Animals
Disadvantages: Few & Far Between...

...Royal Park, sits the Royal Melbourne Zoo. This is a wonderful setting for a Zoo, and the neighbouring Royal Park is truly beautiful, but beautiful in a very Australian sense. There are no rose gardens here, nor topiaries, and certainly no green and manicured lawns. Nor are there any picnic tables, or extravagant plants with botanical names displayed on discrete little plaques at their rooted feet. Instead, this park consists of a sequence of endless, ...
...the early years of the Melbourne Zoo, its unfortunate inhabitants were housed in superannuated circus cages, or extemporised huts. An article published in the Edinburgh review in 1855 was highly critical of these conditions. "Why do we coop these noble animals in such nutshells of cages?" Its author asked, "What a miserable sight to see them pace backwards and forwards in their box-like dens! Why should they, of all the beasts of the forest, be condemned ...

snowbunni 27.01.2006 · Read Full Review
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Review of Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne

Everybody needs good Neighbours!

Advantages: Got to see the sets
Disadvantages: Not what I expected

Official Neighbours Tour When I was in Melbourne I decided to go and see the Neighbours sets and areas they film at. When I was younger I loved the show and had got back into watching it in the time I was living in Australia. **ITINERARY** We booked the tour in the YHA hostel and I was disappointed they did not pick us up here. Instead we had to walk about 25 minutes down to their offices to check in at the Neighbours reception. In the leaflet ...
...pounds. If you are a Neighbours fan it is worth spending the money. You were told you would receive a free souvenir gift, which I was disappointed we never received. If you wanted you had the choice to leave out the sets (Laisters, General Store, Charlies etc.) and meet a star instead from the show. Personally this did not appeal to me and I didn't want to meet a star and talk to them. I would have felt cheated if I hadn't of seen the sets. I am ...

DeniseKelly40 03.09.2008 · Read Full Review
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Review of Neighbours Tour

Declare it, or Dump It!

Advantages: Nice and small to pass through
Disadvantages: Insanely strict customs officials.

...ARRIVING: Arriving at Melbourne Airport is very easy. Offloading is quick and you're soon in the terminal. There are not very many gates which means that you're never more than a 5 minute walk from immigration. Before you get to immigration there is a Duty-Free shop selling perfume, alcohol and cigarettes. Make sure to check how much your allowance is before buying up big. There are also toilets and drinking fountains. There are also bins to dispose ...
...Overall, Melbourne airport is perfectly adequate. The staff can be rude sometimes, but not always; it's the luck of the draw. There's not really enough to do if you've got a massive layover there: I once had to wait 4 hours and nearly died of boredom, but for regular travellers it's perfectly fine. Happy Travelling! ...

avacarrdo 08.03.2007 · Read Full Review
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Review of Melbourne Airport, Australia (MEL)