Tram, Tourist Ambassadors, Flinders Street Station |
Recently I visited Melbourne for a few days. This was after an absence of 25 since I last lived there. After completing my schooling in Albury I went to a Uni in Melbourne and worked in my first job at Hawthorn. I was the Manager of a Job Creation Work Co-op for unemployed people housed in an old ice-woks factory. This building is now demolished and has a park in its place.
Rainy Melbourne? Art in Shopping Centre |
Melbourne loves its sport, with 100,000 turning up to a game, whereas Sydney struggles to get 10,000 to turn up. Being further south, Melbourne has cooler winters, but this does not stop people cheering on their favourite team.
Bourke Street Mall |
Melbourne has a flourishing live music and theatre scene. Many of Sydneys old theatres have been demolished, and the surviving ones struggle to entice audiences.
Melbourne Town Hall |
Melbourne has volunteer Tourism Ambassadors roaming the streets. These have grown from 3 people 25 years ago to more than 360 now. Sydney has none.
Gog and Magog in Royal Arcade |
Melbourne has its The Royal Exhibition Building completed in 1880, its Exhibition Centre opened in 1996 and its Convention Centre opened in 2009. Sydney has no Royal Exhibition building and its Convention & Exhibition Centre that opened in 1988 is being demolished to build a new one.
Shot Tower in Melbourne Central Shopping Centre |
The verdict? Melbourne is not better than Sydney or vice-versa. They are both unique cities and each have pluses and minuses. They are both worth visiting and exploring for leisure or business purposes.
Tourist Information
Melbourne: http://www.visitmelbourne.com/Sydney: http://www.sydney.com/
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