It's been a while...

So I have a lot to report on. Sorry about the delay. There's one computer for all three of us, and we all take a long time writing to our loved ones. And family.

So let me start with Melbourne. It is a cute city. It is likened to San Francisco, so yes, there are a lot of hipsters lying around the street, but there are so many cute alleys just tucked into lanes with tons of cute places to shop and eat.
Our first day wasn't too exciting. We walked to the Queen Victoria Market to find out it was closed on Mondays. We did find a cute crepe place for lunch. We also discovered a Soup Shop and planned on that for dinner, but we soon found out that things close whenever they want to in Melbourne. All shops and most restaurants close around 5:30. We did finally found a place to eat, then returned to our hostel.
Side note: Our hostel was insane. There were three levels of hostels, and one level with the rec room, kitchen, and reception. So many people were staying there. And they never left! our last hostel cleared out in the afternoon and evening. That is why it was so hard to get a computer at night.

So on Day Two, we took the free tram up to the Market. We could have easily walked, but it was raining and we wanted to stay warm for a bit. The trams are just like cable cars, except for the tourist stuff. Except for ours. Ours had a little bit of tours and info about Melbourne as we traveled.
Queen Victoria Market is huge. There are over 1000 stalls there, filled with everything from food to opals to clothing. I contemplated buying a $1o chain watch, but I knew I would have no use for it once I got back to California. It just sucks not knowing the time. Then we walked to Fitzroy Gardens, where we saw the oldest house in Melbourne called Cook's Cottage. It was Captain Cook's Cottage (man who helped found Australia and was one of the few captains who kept his crew from dying of scurvy) and we got to wander throughout the house and the gardens. We then walked past the St. Paul cathedral, and got to listen to a boy's choir for awhile. I normally get creeped out by boys singing. it's the high voices, but I was not at this moment. Thought you had to know.

Later on, we got on a tram to head to Brunswick, a part of Melbourne where there's more shopping and food. We ate a lot in Melbourne because it's known for it's food. And it's not underestimated. We had Lebanese pizza over there, then we headed back to our hostel to pick up socks for bowling. The hostel was advertising a bowling alley that had 8 dollar games. So we headed over to the place to find out that it didn't start till 8. Our hostel said 5. We still played a game, and I want you to know (Mom) that I bowled a 91 and won. So, my skills are not completely off. When we were walking home, we happened upon loud, amped up Jewish music ad Orthodox Jews all dancing in a circle. It was quite entertaining. random, but entertaining.

All right, I'm being called for dinner, I'll continue with Melbourne Day three and Great Ocean Road, Port Campbell, and Adelaide tomorrow.

I apologize for spelling and grammar, I'm being rushed.

Cheers,
Angela