For some contrast after 2 nights in hostels on the way from Adelaide, we checked into the Westin for some luxury.
Melbourne is a cool town (downright cold when we were there too: it never cracked 20), and has a vibe sort of like a cross between the best of both Toronto and Vancouver. Good eats, too! Too much of our time in Melbourne was spend watching the Ashes Boxing Day Test. No amount of beer makes that exciting: Australia was facing a slaughter after being bowled out for 98 on the first day when we arrived at 10:30 on Day 2. After a couple hours, we’d had enough, and went touring the town. About 3:00 we came back to check up on the game, and one of the same English batters WAS STILL BATTING. The pictures are here