The market had shoes, t-shirts, boomerangs, American rock star t-shirts, opals, wooden toys, etc. Most importantly, it had this mannequin.
Going through the local department store, it was clear that the prices were much higher than the US. Polo shirts that might cost $40 were something like $100. Calvin Klein jeans were...
Remember that the Australian dollar is pretty much one-for-one against the US dollar. And these jeans must be tailored for whatever length you need.
Apparently there's a long story behind the legal battles between Burger King and Hungry Jacks. If I recall correctly, Hungry Jacks won.
We crossed over the Yarra River to the western side of Melbourne where there's an area that has a waterfront commercial district (Westgate Park) with boat docks and serious sailboats. I didn't get many pictures and the ones I got didn't do justice to the place.
There's a lot of really old architecture of all sorts in Melbourne from old colonial to all sort of modern stuff. Again, I didn't get pictures.
The Westgate Bridge is famous in Melbourne. Apparently, the first one fell down in 1970, killing 35 people.
This is driving back towards the main city.
And like most large cities, there's a Chinatown.
Here's a typical Melbourne street.
As far as pictures go, I really missed a lot of good opportunities today.
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