Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Australian Open

Today was cold with intermittent rain. After late morning breakfast and more coffee (Have we mentioned that Melbourne has excellent coffee?), we took Tram 70 to the Rod Laver Arena (stop 7B) for a tour of the impressive facilities.



Because Hugh Jackman is having a huge concert there this evening, we were not able to go inside the arena to see Centre Court, so we got a discount, paying $12 instead of $18 (Australian) for an hour tour.

Off to dinner, our last night in Melbourne. Tomorrow, with luck and a prayer, we fly Jet Star to Hobart, Tasmania. We have been forewarned that Jet Star is the Spirit Airlines of Australia and that we can therefore expect for it to be an "experience"...

2 comments:

  1. HAPPY THANKSGIVING. I am thankful for you. Looking forward to catching up on your blog entries. I love you, Vicki

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  2. Sounds like you bounced right back from the long flight and had an interesting time in Melbourne. May your further adventures be equally entertaining. Be thankful you're not in Sidney, yet. Raging heat wave. Thanksgiving at my friend Laurie's was lots of fun. An interesting and wild cast of characters including 7 dogs. One, naughtly canine, who was thought lost, had made his way up a spiral staircase to take a snooze on Jim and Laurie's bed. I made mashed potatoes for the first time in 30 years. They must have been all right since they basically disappeared. Only a smidgeon left.

    Glad to hear you're having a great time. Am missing you at the holidays, however. Sending lots of love to you both, and thankful you're in our lives. Veel liefs, Hattie and Michael.

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