tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post7590201040187447892..comments2023-03-18T19:53:59.051+11:00Comments on Damn right I want a cupcake!: Where's good in Melbourne??? Little help please :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-87402506238887490842010-12-01T22:45:34.850+11:002010-12-01T22:45:34.850+11:00Thanks for the suggestions everyone, really really...Thanks for the suggestions everyone, really really appreciated :)<br /><br />Steph - I had thought I would take them to Soul Mamas (for the view that visitors all love, definately not the food...)but I hadn't thought of going to the pier to spot penguins. I didn't even realise we had them here, I would have thought all the boat and jet ski nuts would have scared them off :( We will Katie Carrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653343499947370653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-16719698058293863992010-12-01T21:55:51.264+11:002010-12-01T21:55:51.264+11:00One of my favourite places to take people from out...One of my favourite places to take people from out of town is Monsalvat in Elthan (as long as you have a car to get there) - it is just so beautiful and interesting - visitors are always impressedJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-90613107983946265202010-12-01T20:05:32.948+11:002010-12-01T20:05:32.948+11:00I agree with Steph about st kilda pier or catch fe...I agree with Steph about st kilda pier or catch ferrie from williamstown to st kilda or cbd. There always something to see or do at fed square. Queen vic night market is pretty cool tooKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391678902908585000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-39639794502081616182010-12-01T16:36:42.271+11:002010-12-01T16:36:42.271+11:00queen victoria market, brighton beach boxes, botan...queen victoria market, brighton beach boxes, botanical gardens, the dandenongs (hiking and then miss marples), wandering the laneways and arcades in the cbd.<br /><br />places which are a bit further out (ie day trips) include a drive down the great ocean road, the mornington peninsula (wineries, fruit picking, beaches), the yarra valley (wineries and cheese!), and philip island to see the fairymcmugghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05845645034036420401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-84240631134490640932010-12-01T13:12:31.237+11:002010-12-01T13:12:31.237+11:00healesville sanctuary! like the zoo, but actually ...healesville sanctuary! like the zoo, but actually helping animals rather than just holding them captive. also, the melbourne museum is pretty good - especially for kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-70282118201264866692010-12-01T10:28:41.963+11:002010-12-01T10:28:41.963+11:00Also I recommend NGV, and the immigration museum i...Also I recommend NGV, and the immigration museum is interesting for those of us who wrote theses in migration patterns. :o)stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751546842854214664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5907935493424539108.post-24631829443236968952010-12-01T10:27:35.093+11:002010-12-01T10:27:35.093+11:00Whilst I think St Kilda is totally over rated, I e...Whilst I think St Kilda is totally over rated, I enjoy taking people to St Kilda pier. If it's an overcast day, or dawn/dusk, and you're quiet, sometimes you can spot penguins hanging out in the rocks. I always worry about those penguins, though. I hope they're not distressed by all the people.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751546842854214664noreply@blogger.com