markets!
This morning we went to the largest open air market in the Southern Hemisphere - the Queen Victoria Market! It’s 17 acres and is in the middle of Melbourne - tons of tourists go there to try the delicious food. I tasted so many cheeses, dips, jams…mmmMM! Jimmy wanted to buy a live chicken for a pet!!! We tried a fruit called a Mangosteen and it was the super yummiest fruit ever!! By the time we left I was soooo full!!
I took a pic near Catherine’s house of the river which runs through Melbourne - The Yarra River. The water isn’t clean enough to drink or swim in, but there are always lots of boats on it.
Right next to the Yarra, in the centre of the city, is a big old railway station called Flinders Street Station. Have you seen the television series, The Pacific produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks? - one of the spots they filmed at was Flinders Street Station!! It’s a very busy place - every weekday over 110,000 people and 1500 trains pass through the station.
Tomorrow we are going to have our nails painted with Catherine and her friend Alicia who is a news reporter on the television. Jimmy of course is not going to have his nails done - he is going to read the paper! He has become very interested in reading about what is going on in the world.. especially with the World Cup Soccer Tournament about to get underway in South Africa!!.. very exciting!
What have you guys been up to? I hear it’s really hot!!! As you guys head into summer.. we’re getting ready for a freezing cold winter!
take care
Emy x
