August 12, Australia Day 172

I took these photos on my 3rd day in Melbourne.

This is the view from the Rialto Towers Observation Deck some 240 meters above the ground. This is looking out into Port Philip Bay which connects to the Great Southern Ocean to give Melbourne a port. 

This is part of the port of Melbourne. The stadium on the left is the Telstra Dome where several sports are played. 

This is an interesting skyscraper I saw from the observation deck. 

This is Melbourne's CBD as seen from about 240 meters up. 

This is a shot of the suburbs which strecth from the center of Melbourne. The mountain on the right is Mount Macedon, I believe. 

The tall buiilding in the center is Eureka Tower, a soon to be completed apartment complex. When it is finished, it will be the tallest apartment building in the southern hemisphere. 

This is the "Spirit of Tasmania", a ferry which takes people, and their vehicles, from Melbourne to Hobart, the capital of Tasmania, known colloquially as "Tassie". 

This is the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the home of the AFL. 

I finally managed to get a good photo of Government House. 

This is the Shrine of Rememberance as seen from the observation deck. 

I bleieve this is the Bourke Bridge. I took a photo of it because I thought its design was rather interesting. 

This is a pepdestrian bridge spanning the Yarra River. 

This is the last photo I took from the Rialto Towers Observation Deck. I bleieve that this mountain range is the Dannedongs to the east of the city. 

This inetersting address is for a skyscraper at 101 Collins Avenue in downtown Melbourne. 

This is Melbourne's Town Hall. 

A little tourist attraction appears to be this horse and carriage which takes people around the center of Melbourne.