19th Septmeber - Pounding dem streets

We are definetly getting the exercise, we have nearly walked all of the Melbourne city centre. Monday we made it over to the MCG and the Rod Laver stadium (tennis) before pounding back over the other side to Docklands.

There we went to the Leonardo Da Vinci machines museum and got a lot of culture for us. He was a remarkable man whose ideas and techniques were hundreds of years before his time. Though it was funny that one of his machines, a tank no less, they tried to recreate was flawed badly, but he had only made sketches not proper details of it.

After that we went all the way to the market to find that it was shut before heading home for a bit of a kip before the free comedy night. That was fun, but the comedians weren't the best, at one stage there was nearly a fight with one of the crowd. Strange Aussie humour! But it was a good free night out apart from the beer obviously.

The next day we got the running shoes on again and went to see Chinatown and Brunswicke street, a street that the lonely planet said we had to see. Both were very dissapointing as there wasn't really anything there, but we had got tonnes of exercise getting there. We retired for a long lunch and a bottle of wine.

After we headed to the Picasso museum to see some more culture (free of course). When we got there we headed to all the doors inside but they were all locked. The museum workers were all there working but nothing was open. We tried to get to the 2nd floor but both escalators were going down. It was only till I asked someone that they said it was shut today. SO WHY DID'NT YOU TELL ME AND WHY ARE THE FRICKIN DOORS OPEN?

We retired for a drink by the river. An unsuccesful day of sorts.

Tomorrow, the neighbours tour! I'm going to punch Harold.

Laters

Pricey