On account of the impact of the sun from the Cricket indoor venues were very much in order. There are plenty of cultural sights close to where we were staying we were able to dodge the sun through the trees in Carlton Gardens.Royal Exhibition Hall built for the... This shows the view we should have been looking at from the MCG towards the city but since the cricket was over we headed off for alternative entertainment.JT taking in the boats at the new docklands areaView of the CBD and the other stadium in Melbourne, sponsored by... It’s hard to convey to excitement of being part of a crowd of over 80,000 people and the misery of seeing the demise of England’s finest cricketers. The barmy army kept us entertained until MT got sun burned and that brought on new depths of despair. It... View from hotel at night MT in conversation with the locals in Treasury Gardens Free tram that trundles around the CBD making it easy to get to all the sights across the city At 4am we started Christmas part two to get to the airport to fly to Melbourne. Luckily it’s only 20 minute drive to the airport and with no parking or traffic hassles to contend with we were on our way around 0630. Our hopes for a hot Boxing Day were dashed by... 