Every
once in a while you should do something that scare you. I did that today.
First
we walked via Treasure Garden to Fitzroy Garden to see Cook’s Cottage. Cook’s
home was broken down brick by brick and sailed to Australia and rebuild in
Melbourne even though Cook never came near Melbourne. www.cookscottage.com.au
On
the way to the Tram we got breakfast and continued to Victoria Marked. At
Victoria Market you can buy a lot of stuff you really don’t need. But it is fun
to look at and it is huge. Going around to see it all would take hours.
The
tourist tram transported us via the Docklands to Federation Square where we
took a boat ride on Yarra River to get a seaside view of Melbourne Harbor.
From
outside Eureka looks beautiful, the glass on the top 10 levels is 24 carat gold
plated. The lift ride to the skydeck is very fast; it took 36 seconds to the
top. Going around at the skydeck was comfortable with a great view over
Melbourne able to see the places we have been. 2/3 around the skydeck was a queue
for something called: The Edge. Without much thought I bought tickets and was
informed there was 25 minutes waiting time. During these 25 minutes I was
brought further and further out of my comfort zone starting to realize I was
300 meter up a high rise and had just bought tickets to something called the
Edge! Having vertigo it was maybe not the best decision I ever made.
When
it became our turn we were guided in a 3 meter by 3 meter cube with frosted
glass in the floor, in the walls and in the roof.
At
the same time the cube started to move outwards it started to shake and squeak,
then the cube stopped and the noise disappeared.
Suddenly
the frosted glass became crystal clear and you were in a glass cube 3 meter
outside a high rise 300 meter up in the air, with a floor of glass so you could
see directly down.
I
have been in a more comfortable situation.
Before
going back to the hotel we walked along side Yarra at Southgate. There was a
lot of small tents where it was possible to buy food, stamps with your picture
on, paintings, plastic toy and a lot of other stuff you don’t need but it was a
nice walk in 29 degree C.
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