Josh & Elsie

The Queen Victoria Market

The Queen Vic Market in Melbourne, covering 17 acres, is the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere. It's been a major landmark since 1878. A few years ago it went "green" and has the largest solar panel grid in the Southern Hemisphere. You can buy fruits, veggies, meat, fish, deli meats and cheeses, clothes, souvenirs, pots & pans, wine, hardware and food to eat walking or sitting down.
Not many people realise that the land it is on used to be a cemetery with about 10,000 graves.  The market moved there when the cemetery was closed and 1,000 bodies were moved but there are still 9,000 under the present market!
There are often special events held at the market. I included some pictures of the World Street Food event.

The stalls have to be mobile for cleaning or special events.

Korean Potato Twists

And a jazz band for some fun...

Public Art in Melbourne

Statues and sculptures are all over Melbourne. Most are permanently installed but sometimes there are outside temporary exhibitions to delight your eye. Here are some of the artworks I found on my explorations in Melbourne.

Cow Up A Tree

The Echo

Shoal Flyby

Threaded Field

Blowhole

Signature Work

Aurora

Part of the "Walk of Stars" celebrating Australian entertainers.
This is Kylie Minogue.

Red Centre

Moomba Festival

The Moomba Festival in Melbourne is the largest free festival in Australia. For three days (and part of the nights) there is a carnival on both sides of the Yarra River, water skiing events, food booths, kids' events, music and entertainment and fireworks. And on the last day a parade, with floats and bands and representatives of all kinds of organisations. Fun for everyone! Also the Chinese community displays the longest dragon in the world.

The tail...

the middle....

the ferocious head!

Real Australian kangaroos.

 

Elsie

Elsie is 10 weeks old.

She doesn't care if you're impressed. She just wants a good meal and a nap!