St Kilda

Well I flew into Melbourne today. I flew with Vigin Blue who were very nice! I arrived at Sydney airport and checked in, in the departure lounge was Krispy Kreme - yeah! Obviously I wasted some money there!

The flight took like 5 minutes - it was so quick! I was speaking to a girl who was going to the Melbourne Cup. The whole of Melbourne shuts down on Tuesday!

Arriving in Melbourne I got the shuttle to my hostel which is well posh! Base Backpackers - St Kilda. It has a fish tank under the floor, all sanctuary guests get a free glas of bubbly between 6-7, everyone gets a free drinks voucher when they arrive. The bedroom is a bit cramped but we have en suite. The kitchen area is nice and really social. The bar is very modern and there are always drinks promotions on!

I went for a walk along Acland street and then along the beach. I was feeling really homesick at this point so I came back to Base and had a shower and met one of my dorm mates - she lives in NZ but she's Irish (on a working hol visa), we went to the bar for a quick drink and that eased the homesickness quite a bit! I then went to Safeways and got some essentials - bread and butter and pot noodles! Back at the hostel I sat in the lounge and had my dinner watching Australian Idol - really good! I got talking to a few people and then went to bed! Boring I know but I'm knackered - it's neighbours night tommorrow night as well!