Melbourne promotes and prides itself on being modern, cosmopolitan, multi-cultural and artistic and it is all that. Similarly to other Australian cities, the city centre is small and accessible with great transport links with the suburbs spreading out for miles around it. It also has the impressive Eureka Skydeck, the world's tallest residential building, which allows a 360 degree view of the city, 88 floors and 300 metres up. This is an attractive city, lots of artistic things going on with great bars and restaurants, and everything works to plan which for long term visits or living is what you want. And it's well worth seeing. I easily slotted in and was mistaken for a Melbournite a few times by other tourists - which was part of the issue for me - it was like being in the U.K. I guess I've got used to be slightly at odds with my environment and when you don't have to try to make yourself understood or seek out information, you don't need to interact with the people and therefore the heart of a city. If you gave me a choice between Ho Chi Minh city and here, I'd still go for HCM, I believe. Maybe I'm pining a bit for the madness of Asia. China may rid me of that feeling!Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Multi-cultural Melbourne.....(Australia)
Melbourne promotes and prides itself on being modern, cosmopolitan, multi-cultural and artistic and it is all that. Similarly to other Australian cities, the city centre is small and accessible with great transport links with the suburbs spreading out for miles around it. It also has the impressive Eureka Skydeck, the world's tallest residential building, which allows a 360 degree view of the city, 88 floors and 300 metres up. This is an attractive city, lots of artistic things going on with great bars and restaurants, and everything works to plan which for long term visits or living is what you want. And it's well worth seeing. I easily slotted in and was mistaken for a Melbournite a few times by other tourists - which was part of the issue for me - it was like being in the U.K. I guess I've got used to be slightly at odds with my environment and when you don't have to try to make yourself understood or seek out information, you don't need to interact with the people and therefore the heart of a city. If you gave me a choice between Ho Chi Minh city and here, I'd still go for HCM, I believe. Maybe I'm pining a bit for the madness of Asia. China may rid me of that feeling!
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