Melbourne (Again)

Oh dear Melbourne, after a five day cruise around Hobart, Port Arthur and a few days at sea, this morning I landed (or docked) at Port Melbourne.

And Melbourne has sprung a glorious day in town, with trams flying by, shows playing (currently Priscilla's return season and something at the Art Centre along with various others) and people drinking coffee by the truck load.

A bustling morning in Melbourne is a very different picture to Sydney's (NSW) Making it Happen. Well sorry Glad Bags but nothing is happening in Sydney except contractors being paid large pay packets for projects way over budget and way past their original due dates.

Melbourne has always been a favourite spot for me to visit and the vibe in Melbourne is definitely more up than the downbeat "I can't afford a first home" Sydney.

When comparing the two cities Melbourne is really moving up and up, trams proudly state they are made in Melbourne for Melbourne. Where will Sydney's new trams/light rail vehicle's be sourced from? What about the Metro trains?

Look don't get me wrong Sydney has it's beaches, the bridge (meh, done Bridge Climb, tick, next...), the Opera House and it's multicultural flare but other than that, we have angry people, rude shop assistants, cranky old people listening to Alan Jones in the morning.

Actually listening to Alan Jones would make me fucking livid, so maybe I should leave the old people alone. Like the ones on the cruise I just did pouring their pensions into the pokie machines. Got to love the Beryl's and Cheryl's of the world.

Well Melbourne, it's off for a swim, trip to the casino for a world class pizza and maybe another look at the shops. What a great city that Sydney could learn from, come on Glad Bags hop on a plane down South and see what an operational city looks like, might make you look at George Street, the way I do. Like a US invaded Syria, how are those new weapons going Christine Pyne? Let's keeping following America, the land of the fat, dull and slightly orange.