A circular tram ride and one to the beach.

I flew in to Hobart today – for one of the best Greek meals I’ve had in along old time. Purely on speculation I ended up at Mezethes Greek Taverna – If you every find yourself down Tasmania way I can highly recommend you look them up.

But I am getting ahead of myself.  Yesterday was a tram day for me in Melbourne.  After a lazy start to the morning, I strolled a couple of blocks then hopped on the Circle Tram service, which runs around the city.  The free ride, complete with tourist commentary is a great way to get the feel of the place.

One of the many places I hopped off at was the impressive Victoria State Library, home of that infamous half buried library sign that Evangelists like me keep using in their presentation slides an to liven up their blog postings.  Also at the library is the library is the stunning La Trobe Reading Room – yet more material for my slides as you can see.

Later in the afternoon I caught another tram – number 96 to St Kilda Beach, home of Luna Park, the amusement park with the iconic entrance through a mouth.

A twilight stroll along the beach, followed by a meal in one of the many roadside restaurants in the center of town made for a pleasant evening.  I wonder if the meal was as much fun as for those on the several restaurant trams that use St Kilda main street whilst I was there.  Note to self to find out if I’m ever this was again.

Another tram ride back to my welcoming bed, to sleep through yet another change of the clocks for daylight savings, brought my enjoyable few days in Melbourne to an end.

Lets see what Hobart will bring.  Must finish Thursday’s presentation for Canberra before I leave, so it won’t all be fun.