Today we picked up two metro passes and headed towards the south end of town. They have an excellent, easy to understand tram system (basically everything either runs north south or east west--and you can tell where the lines are because the tracks in the street are obvious.) Our first stop was the Shrine of Remembrance. This massive pyramid is dedicated to Australian and New Zeland armed forces who served in World War I and later conflicts.
Next we headed over to the Old Melbourne Observatory in the Royal Botanical Gardens. They have an excellent cafe and visitors center--it was cold enough on this day that a cup of hot chocolate tasted wonderful.
Then we wandered north to the National Gallery of Victoria. This is your standard huge museum with art and sculpture from ancient times up through modern times. Exhausted, we then made our way back downtown, crossing the Yarra river with its scenic backdrops.
On the north side, we then went though the branch of the National Gallery dedicated to Australian artists before deciding it was time to eat. We picked a Vietnamese place called Mekong based on a recommendation from the Melbourne Visitor's Center, and it was great. A nice way to finish our stay in Melbourne.
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