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What a Zoo!

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 We decided to take grand-daughters to the Melbourne Zoo today.  In an improvement on yesterdays effort Public Transport delivered us to their apartment in the CBD with NO problems.  Hopped on the 19 tram and all returned to normal after 1 stop.  "Please leave the tram. It can't move until a mechanic repairs it." So we wandered up La Trobe St and hopped on a 58.  (A minor problem really, as we would have had to walk a similar distance from the 19 at the other end.) Somewhere along Royal Parade a group of people with loaded up wheel chairs got on the tram, including this small person driving herself, very competently.  Obfuscated to block evil AI face recognition. She looked somewhat youthful to be in charge of such a device and in answer to my question, one of the larger people said she was 4 going on 5!  I tendered my congratulations. Once into the Zoo our first animal was a secret Dingo! I am fairly sure #2  was a Lion.  We saw 2, surprisin...
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Yarraville and Seddon

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 One of the aspects of Melbourne which is intriguing is the number of suburbs of which I had never heard before buying our apartment.  We only became aware of Yarraville when reading about the Melbourne Circle (a set of walks in a circle around the CBD).  Seddon had an even lower profile - I only realised where it was - between Yarraville and the centre of Footscray - from street signs on this walk.  The visit was part of our Melbourne Stations Project. Before getting to the walk we did it is necessary to comment of the process for getting there.  We decided that the best route was to go to Flinders St Station and take a Williamstown train to Yarraville.  On getting to Flinders St we were told by a helpful staffer that we would have to get off at North Melbourne and take a bus due to track work.  Bugger: we should have taken the Metro Tunnel from ANZAC.  The bus trip was appalling: very crowded and slow as we dodged around suburban streets. ...
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AC/DC Lane revisited

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 I saw a post somewhere that an artist had reproduced a Reg Mombassa work about Bon Scott, signed by Reg, on AC/DC Lane so decided it needed to be visited.  I was interested to see a tour group here.  There seemed to be a lot of new art around, although the Hotel Meridien have put up a bunch of screens on some of the walls on the opposite side of the lane. Looking to the lower part of the Lane.  No idea why someone has done an image of Cindy Lauper.  The silver 'flash' is a collection of name plates, recognising the people who contributed toi the cost of sound proofing one of the venues in the Lane. This is actually a bit further round in Duckboard Place.  Again there is a lot of new work here but the Banksy parachuting rat is still just visible where arrowed. A closer look at the doorway.
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Not Ypres 1916 but Albert Park 2026

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 I felt the need to go for a stroll on 19 June so thought I would head to MSAC by tram and do a little birding.  As the next 16 tram wasn't for 15 minutes I decided to take a 67 and walk from St Kilda junction. Once  on to Aughtie Drive it was not long before lack of care was evident. Then I got to 'works' around the remaining third of the Eyesore Stand.  My guess is at least 30 metres wide from the fence to the base of the scaffolding.  A closer view. This is at the end of the remaining scaffolding.  About 6 workers were working on removing the remaining seating etc as far as I could see. Looking down the whole length of the disaster area. I have wondered for some time what was causing the VERY bright floodlights clearly visible from our apartment.  On the walk I realised they are the floodlights for construction of the Liberty Media Ballroom - sorry, new pits building (and isn't it the pits).  Interestingly they were niot illuminated on Saturday...
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