Melbourne; quite a tops place

Just returned from my trip to Melbourne via the Great Ocean Rd. Weather was wonderful the whole time and the drive was more than pleasant. Stopped at the usual places along the way and took a few snaps. 12 Apostles was really gorgeous but I can't help but notice that there aren't really 12 of them. I counted about 6. I know one of them fell down, but where are the rest? My only complaint would be that they have just turned the viewing area into a bit of an over-developed nice clean walkway. I guess it impresses the internationals, but it was all a bit clinical I thought. I'd much rather just wander down a narrow gravel track like you do at some of the less popular spots. I'll upload some photos when I can find an internet connection up to the task. When I was in Japan I heard some news about Australia's broadband internet being sub-par and you know I am inclined to believe it because everytime I use a computer here it has massive issues doing things like uploading photos and opening blogger that I never had trouble with in Japan. I am used to clicking on a page and being there before I have time to wait, here it is a bit of a patience tester just getting into my hotmail account.

Well, back to Melbourne. Didn't spend too much time there, but did have one whole day. Spent much of it in Brunswick Street actually. Kinda dirty looking street but with heaps of little boutique type shops that you don't see very often in Adelaide with great vintage clothing. Heaps of cosy looking cafes and restaurants. I am a little bit of a fan of a place where you can go in and hide in the corner and people walking past can't just see what you are all up to. The trend these days for cafes seems to be for fishbowl type arrangements where there is no privacy at all. But there seemed to be more of an abundance of cosy little places over there. Had a meal at a fabulous vegetarian place there with a very friendly waitress and some lovely wine (although it was SA wine!). Actually I found the people in Melbourne to be very friendly on the whole. I think I'd like to go back with some more time perhaps and see some of the other streets!