First, I want to start out with that the turbulence out of SFO was the worst we have ever experienced. And of course, it started right after the meal service began. It lasted about three hours, even the flight attendants said it was some of the worst they had even experienced.
Once we landed in Melbourne, we took the SkyBus to our hotel in the city. We stayed at the Holiday Inn on Flinders which was a perfect location for catching buses, trains and trams…and a perfect location for walking the city. Once we settled in, unpacked and cleaned up we met with a distant cousin of mine for a tour of the city. We walked the streets seeing street art, arcades, allies filled with food and shops. After a lot of walking and exploring we had a drink on the river and then called it a night.
The next day, December 31, 2019, we started with a trip to the Queen Victoria Market. So many foods and souvenirs! We opted to have an early lunch here and enjoyed lamington for the first time. Lamington is an Australian cake, and everyone should have one! Delicious! Then we headed to St. Kilda to see the beach and visit some of the famous cake shops on Acland Street. YUM! Then it was back to the city to have dinner and relax until the city lit off fireworks to celebrate the new year!
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