I got downtown and to my surprise the city was crowded with people everywhere. Considering that at 8 when I arrived it was completely deserted it was a nice change. Not really sure of what I was going to do, I took a seat on a bench in front of the train station and pulled out my map. As I did, I looked across the street and saw a “free” tour getting ready to start. What timing. So in just a few minutes I joined up with the group and we headed out. I got to admit I think the free tours are the best tours. Maybe because the expectation is lower, or maybe the tour leaders try harder, but whatever the reason I enjoyed this tour.

After the tour I wasn’t ready to quit so I kept walking. I had hoped to make it to the ocean, but didn’t get that far. I was walking along the Yarra river following it to the sea for about an hour before the path ended. Oh well, I felt that I was getting too tired to actually make it much further so although I didn’t make it to the sea, I did get to see much of that part of Melbourne… the rich part.

I got back to the hotel checked in and then headed out to find a place to eat. There’s quite a few small restaurants in the area, and many of them looked like they’d have great food in the end I opted for fast food.