we walked to the Botanic Gardens via this massive city park. By the way, why can't the US get it's act together? Every city we were in had parks on practically every other corner – it was mind boggling. In the interest of time I'll just say that it was a really pleasant walk, though extremely windy, and the Botanical Gardens were really neat. They had a greenhouse complex, and each greenhouse repsented a different climate. It was strange walking into the tropical one, and realizing that all of th
e plants on display grow in our backyard in Florida.We ended up taking the bus to the airport, which was a great deal but a real adventure in lugging our bags down city blocks and onto a bus. We flew Jetstar, which is basically AU/NZ's version of Jetblue or Transair, owned by Virgin. We sat next to a guy from Melbourne (funny how that happens when flying there) who gave us some advice on the city and the best places to shop and eat. Other than that our flight was uneventful.
We went through customs again, which only gets more exciting the more you do it, and got on a shuttle to downtown. One great thing about Melbourne, which isn't really a well-kept secret, is the abundant public transportation. The shuttle to the downtown bus station cost money, but from there they had a free shuttle to local hotels. I asked
a local how they could afford to do this, and why it was free, and she looked at like me like I was a bit crazy: "Well, the public transportation system doesn't connect to the airport, so they had to do something." They do? Hear that, Los Angeles? We got to our hostel, and, well... that's another story. I promise to do a whole post soon on our various accomodations, with pictures.
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