We bought some bread and ate that for breakfast. Knowing that we are visiting Melbourne, our family friend in Adelaide recommended the Melbourne Free Walking Tour. We did some search online and found the gathering point.
The first thing we did after our light breakfast was to wait at the statue of Sir Redmond Barry in front of the State Library of Victoria. We were greeted by a tall young man wearing a bright green T-shirt with a "I'm free" word on the shirt.
We passed though various places such as the Federation Square, the amazing street art, Eureka Tower, Yarra River, China Town , Bourke St Shopping Mall etc... We have a short break in between to grab some food.
Something new I learned: the difference between Graffiti Vs Street Art in Melbourne. According to the tour guide, Graffiti are drawings done without permit (illegally done) while street art are art work done with approved permits with building owner's consent.
The tour guide also mentioned Melbourne was almost named after the founder John Batman. However, the name Melbourne was chosen at last. He mentioned that it would cool to call themselves "Batmanians". The tour took us around 3 hours.
That was my first half of the day. 2 of us continued our trip by driving to Yarra Valley. We made it for wine testing at Domaine Chandon, the vineyard at Yarra Valley. With some time left, we decided to give Yarra Valley Dairy a shot.
We made it at eleventh hour for the final batch of cheese testing. We bought a cheese as a souvenir back to try at our rented apartment.
We had a late dinner/supper with a friend at stalactite. The kebab was good and the chocolate is so rich. Makes it really nice to sleep after that meal. End of the day. Sleepy.
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