Melbourne

ive lived here my whole life and i will always call this city home..

im always happy to be aguide for any visitors!

My boyfriend of over 2 years grew up in Melbourne, and I would love love LOVE to see it with him as my tour guide!

I lived in St Kilda on Port Phillip bay for 18mths and loved it! Melbourne is a fantastic city so much to do there and a great culture!

I went down under to visit my boyfriend who studied there. Had a great time!

Friendly, interesting, diverse, safe, affordable… There’s not really anything bad I can say about it. In fact, I might even add that it shits all over Sydney, haha!

Beberapa tahun yang lalu aku berkesempatan untuk mengunjungi negeri kangguru tepatnya di kota Melbourne dan menetap selama kurang lebih 3,5 tahun.

Terus terang aku kangen untuk kembali tinggal disana. Hal ini bukan karena aku tidak suka dengan tempat tinggalku yang sekarang yakni di Jakarta tapi lebih disebabkan kepada perasaan tenang dan tentram yang sulit kudapatkan di Jakarta.

Seringkali bila sedang berada ditengah kesemrawutan lalu lintas aku kembali merindukan suasana lalu lintas di Melbourne dimana sangat tertib (walaupun kadang2 namun jarang sekali ada juga orang yang ngaco terutama taxi) dan saling menghargai satu dengan lainnya. Jarang sekali aku mendengar suara klakson dijalan. Kalau itu terjadi berarti ada sesuatu yang sangat luar biasa yang sedang terjadi.

Oh … I miss Melbourne very much …

Melbourne is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3.74 million (2006 estimate). Located around Port Phillip Bay in the country’s south-east, Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria. A person from Melbourne is officially called a Melburnian.
Melbourne is a major centre of commerce, industry and cultural activity. The city is often referred to as Australia’s “sporting and cultural capital” and it is home to many of the nation’s most significant cultural and sporting events and institutions. It has been recognised as a global city by the Loughborough University group’s 1999 inventory. Melbourne is notable for its mix of Victorian and contemporary architecture, its extensive tram network and Victorian parks and gardens, and its diverse, multicultural society. It was the host city of the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Melbourne was founded by free settlers in 1835, 47 years after the first European settlement of Australia, as a pastoral settlement situated around the Yarra River. Transformed rapidly into a major metropolis by the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s, “Marvellous Melbourne” became Australia’s largest and most important city by 1865, but was overtaken by Sydney as the largest city in Australia during the early 20th century.
Melbourne served as the capital city of Australia from the time of the new nation’s Federation in 1901, until Federal Parliament moved to the new, purpose-built capital, Canberra, in 1927.

Melbourne is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3.74 million (2006 estimate). Located around Port Phillip Bay in the country’s south-east, Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria. A person from Melbourne is officially called a Melburnian.
Melbourne is a major centre of commerce, industry and cultural activity. The city is often referred to as Australia’s “sporting and cultural capital” and it is home to many of the nation’s most significant cultural and sporting events and institutions. It has been recognised as a global city by the Loughborough University group’s 1999 inventory. Melbourne is notable for its mix of Victorian and contemporary architecture, its extensive tram network and Victorian parks and gardens, and its diverse, multicultural society. It was the host city of the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Melbourne was founded by free settlers in 1835, 47 years after the first European settlement of Australia, as a pastoral settlement situated around the Yarra River. Transformed rapidly into a major metropolis by the Victorian gold rush in the 1850s, “Marvellous Melbourne” became Australia’s largest and most important city by 1865, but was overtaken by Sydney as the largest city in Australia during the early 20th century.
Melbourne served as the capital city of Australia from the time of the new nation’s Federation in 1901, until Federal Parliament moved to the new, purpose-built capital, Canberra, in 1927.

I want to go to Melbourne because it is the first town on the top cities list. So, I deduce that it would be nice to live there because the criteria that rank it first on the list are the climate that is very important for me, the housing, the crime rate, the transport, the education, the focus on the environment, the culture and events, the diversity, the connections with the rest of the world, the health services and the recreational activities. The climate in Melbourne is a moderate oceanic climate with hot, dry summers, with maximum temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius. I am fond of this type of climate. I suppose that there is some wind because Melbourne is located near the sea: I like it as well. Melbourne has an integrated public transport system known as Metlink. It is also the cultural and sport capital in the Australia : this point is very important for me because I can’t survive without the sport especially the handball !! Melbourne has excellent educational institutions like the Law, Engineering, Medical, Dental and Music schools. Melbourne is a city of diversity.

Why I would like to go there?
The climate changes a lot each day. The popular culture says that Melbourne has “four seasons in one day”. Melbourne has a lot of houses in the suburban and it’s cool, because the center of the city (where I probably would live) is calmer even if it is the center. In addition to, there are a lot of parks in Melbourne, so it is very cool, because you can see the nature from times to times. Melbourne has a very good university; some of them are the oldest in the world, like the music university. Melbourne has a good infrastructure to transports, with a lot of big avenues and a good subway. Melbourne has one of the best health centers in the world. Finally, Melbourne has the biggest cricket ground in the world, and cricket is cool.