Shopping and Neighbours

I headed into Melbourne City today to get some new clothes and a bag to put them in! Another hot one so I stuck to air conditioned shops and malls.

I went to Myer's Dept Store first and got the lift - weird thing - they have a woman who sits in the lift all day and she controls it!

I then went to the outdoors type shops and got some new shorts and a plug for the sink - I didn't realise the hostel bathrooms didn't have them!

I was told about a really good store called Target which is like a cross between Primark and BHS. On my way there were loads of people just watching the middle of the road. I asked what was happening and there was going to be a Parade with all the jockeys and trainers of the horses racing in the Melbourne Cup tommorrow! I stayed and watched - it was really good, they had some local school bands, comedy horses, previous winners, and the sports cars carrying the jockeys and trainers! Really good atmosphere!

I then found Target and wow - it's brilliant! Loads of styles of clothes from casual to dressy! There were a few people getting hats and dresses for the cup tommorrow, I got some vest tops and board trunks!

There were loads of women walking around with huge hat boxes - Watch your legs!

I came back to the hostel and got ready for Neighbours night. I met some Irish people in the bar and shared a taxi with them to the pub, we stood for a while and when I came back from the bar it had gotten so busy I couldn't get through so I started to talk to a girl from Edinburgh - it was her 21st!

When the stars came out - Karl, Sindi and Boyd they asked if it was anyones birthday so we shoved Sarah forward and Dr Karl sung happy birthday to her! We then sat at a table and some welsh lads joined us - very nice! We tried answering questions in the quiz but it was too much fun and the stars came around for photos etc! Yestin - one of the welsh lads bought me a signed Toady postcard!!!

Dr Karl and his band then performed, we all danced for a bit drunk a bit more and I headed back on the tram. A brilliant night though!