Melbourne

Melbourne (pronounced "Melbun") is a big, modern city built around the beautiful Yarra River which is reminiscernt of the Charles River in Boston. The buildings are a tasteful blend of old and modern architecture. It is a well planned city with areas with specific emphasis, such as the entertainment area, sports complex area, museum area, etc. There are large, beautiful gardens throughout the city.

We took a one-hour ride on the "Puffing Billy" train, which is an old steam locomotive train, built in the late 1800's. It took us over old, wooden trestle bridges and through Mountain passes with beautiful views. It reminded us of Thomas the Tank train.