Comments on: Where do you take visiting friends in Melbourne? http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/ The best of almost everything in Melbourne, as voted by locals Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:49:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chapel8 http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-2272 Chapel8 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:55:07 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-2272 Dandenong mountains Dandenong mountains

]]> By: paul http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-2270 paul Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:10:38 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-2270 Something sport - AFL, Cricket, A-League The Dandenongs (not Dandenong!) Torquay is brilliant Sorrento & Portsea Southbank (Pubs, restaurant, etc) Skydeck seems to be a fave Chapel Street if they're into that type of thing Pubs Something sport – AFL, Cricket, A-League
The Dandenongs (not Dandenong!)
Torquay is brilliant
Sorrento & Portsea
Southbank (Pubs, restaurant, etc)
Skydeck seems to be a fave
Chapel Street if they’re into that type of thing
Pubs

]]> By: Jennifer http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-1786 Jennifer Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:48:52 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-1786 To the Footscray Community Arts Centre of course! :) To the Footscray Community Arts Centre of course! :)

]]> By: Penni http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-1785 Penni Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:42:54 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-1785 As we always have kids in tow: *Fed Square is our favourite meeting place - ACMI Lounge is kid friendly or get an outdoor pizza, there's ACMI, the Ian Potter gallery (my kids were fascinated by the great collection of Australian paintings) and the fantastic Birrarung Marr playground. If it's a Sunday we park at Fitzroy Gardens and walk down past the MCG and over the sound bridge. Might have a walk along the Yarra in either direction. *Observatory Cafe and the children's garden or the Botty Gardens *State Library *Art gallery - love to lie on the floor and look up at the rose ceiling *St Andrews market (since that's where we live but worth a day-trip) *Heide - excellent cafe and environs - you can get a lunchbox from the cafe to eat in the wonderful gardens. The museum is fascinating but can be a little hard to manage for the elderly and with young, rambunctious kids - once when we went there was a labyrinth made out of textured fake fur and a huge tree made of plastic toys with a very inviting illuminated cubby hole, but the kids weren't allowed to touch anything, which just about broke my children's brains. Not that I'm complaining - it's art innit? - but it was fairly fraught. Still, it's a fantastic day out even if you don't go inside. *I haven't been since I was a kid visiting Melbourne myself, but I remember loving Ripponlea. As we always have kids in tow:
*Fed Square is our favourite meeting place – ACMI Lounge is kid friendly or get an outdoor pizza, there’s ACMI, the Ian Potter gallery (my kids were fascinated by the great collection of Australian paintings) and the fantastic Birrarung Marr playground. If it’s a Sunday we park at Fitzroy Gardens and walk down past the MCG and over the sound bridge. Might have a walk along the Yarra in either direction.
*Observatory Cafe and the children’s garden or the Botty Gardens
*State Library
*Art gallery – love to lie on the floor and look up at the rose ceiling
*St Andrews market (since that’s where we live but worth a day-trip)
*Heide – excellent cafe and environs – you can get a lunchbox from the cafe to eat in the wonderful gardens. The museum is fascinating but can be a little hard to manage for the elderly and with young, rambunctious kids – once when we went there was a labyrinth made out of textured fake fur and a huge tree made of plastic toys with a very inviting illuminated cubby hole, but the kids weren’t allowed to touch anything, which just about broke my children’s brains. Not that I’m complaining – it’s art innit? – but it was fairly fraught. Still, it’s a fantastic day out even if you don’t go inside.
*I haven’t been since I was a kid visiting Melbourne myself, but I remember loving Ripponlea.

]]> By: Quadelle http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-680 Quadelle Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:28:58 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-680 In Melb: State Library, lane ways, NGV, zoo, St Kilda Near Melb: Mt Dandnong, markets, Sorrento for the back beach/front beach combo In Melb: State Library, lane ways, NGV, zoo, St Kilda
Near Melb: Mt Dandnong, markets, Sorrento for the back beach/front beach combo

]]> By: sam http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-677 sam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:16:12 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-677 Eureka Skydeck/Edge, Queen Victoria markets and Skyhigh mount dandenong for sight seeing :) Eureka Skydeck/Edge, Queen Victoria markets and Skyhigh mount dandenong for sight seeing :)

]]> By: Gavin Heaton http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-676 Gavin Heaton Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:11:08 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-676 The Supper Club The Supper Club

]]> By: artywah http://melbournism.com/where-do-you-take-visiting-friends-in-melbourne/#comment-675 artywah Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:10:08 +0000 http://melbournism.com/?p=523#comment-675 Depends on the weather - I like to have a contingency plan in case it rains St Kilda beach & pier The Edge / Skydeck @ Eureka Tower Great Ocean Rd The Aquarium NGV Victoria Markets Depends on the weather – I like to have a contingency plan in case it rains

St Kilda beach & pier
The Edge / Skydeck @ Eureka Tower
Great Ocean Rd
The Aquarium
NGV
Victoria Markets

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