One of the perks of my job is the travel. This week, I went to Melbourne to present to a client. (Why were we doing work for an Australian client? Because we're the best in the business, clearly.)
Dawn on the Yarra river
Whilst I wasn't thrilled at the bureaucracy that accompanies getting into Oz, and then getting back in the Godzone once more, I really rather enjoyed the trip. Melbourne is a proper city. With a bit more population punch behind it, it has the hallmarks of a city:
iconic buildings...
public transport...
tourist attractions...
...and quirky oddities like
a street filled with hundreds of Italian restaurants.
I enjoyed the shopping centre with an ammo tower in it (they dropped molten lead off the tower to form gunshot back when Melbourne was fierce and violent place - I hear it hasn't changed much but they've moved on to automatic weapons).
I liked the daring architechture above all - bold polygons and embracing curves compete to create a dramatic skyline.
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