Apr
30
The Ice Bar, Melbourne… very cool indeed (literally).
Posted by TheMancunian at 20:59 | Filed In Music, Travel | 2 Comments
Went to the ice bar yesterday with Aidan before he had to shoot off to get ready for flight. It was an awesome experience. They dress you up in stupid boots and a jacket and gloves. Then you walk into the sub zero (like 25 below) temperature room and for the $30 (we got $10 off with some vouchers - meant to be $40) you get 30 minutes inside the ice bar and a cocktail and 1 shot. After 20 minutes you didn’t really want to stay in there much longer so as the gadget bleeped to tell us our 25mins was up we left. (See photos)
After this i made my way upto the IMAX cinema, which is near Melbourne Museum to watch U23D. It involves you sticking on some 3D specs and watching a U2 concert which had been filmed with this 3D method. It was an experience but not something i would recommend.
Apr
27
Foo Fighters - Saturday 26th April 2008 - Awesome!
Posted by TheMancunian at 17:05 | Filed In Music, Travel | 9 Comments
This was a quality gig. The second time i’ve been to the foo’s gig (Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour) and it was no let down. Dave was awesome, the Rod Laver Arena was packed and the Ozzy’s are mental. Blurred photos, but it all adds to the rock effect :D… Enjoy…
Apr
26
Selection of photos from Great Ocean Road.
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After starting in (St Kilda) Melbourne, 4 of us (Me, Rens, Gwen & Kerris) hired the car and drove up the Great Ocean Road; again too many photos to show so just uploaded a handful of the good ones. It was pretty overcast down there but still a good experience. (At the time of writing i am in the Flinders St Backpackers Hostel and waiting to go to the Foo Fighters gig tonight!!!!!!)
A couple of the included photos in the set were taken on the way to Adelaide/in Adelaide.
Apr
25
Singapore Photos.
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About all i have time for right now is uploading a few of the Singapore photos. Anyway, heres a selection of the best…
Enjoy… (Foo fighters concert is tomorrow, i have to go and get the tickets! - l8z)
Chris
Apr
22
Melbourne -> Adelaide.
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Was staying in a place called cooee hostel in St Kilda and from there was able to get into Melbourne - in the town area was a good coffee shop called 33 1/3 if anyone is ever over here you should pay George the owner a visit and get a nice espresso and a cheese ham & tomato melt from him!! -The best in St Kilda.
It was pretty cloudy in St Kilda and Melbourne but did get a couple of nice days, over 22 C.
Met a few people in the hostel including Aidan (Gordon) who flew up to Adelaide (who we would meet up with again in Backpack Oz). Kerris (Purdy) and Rens (Bluemink) were also in Cooee who together decided would travel up the Great Ocean Road. (Kerris’ mate Gwen did the driving…)
Kerris rented a car from some place for $40/day and we split the cost of that and the petrol. $25/each for petrol. We stopped in Apollo Bay and checked out about 4 different places before settling with one that had ”The View” room!! (haha); here we met back up with Nick and Nina who had driven in their van down a couple of days earlier; cracked open a crate of Pure Blonde and easily finished the lot!
Next morning we drove to the 12 apostles (of which there are only 5/6 left!) and did the photo shoot that had to be done. The girls were in a rush to get back to Melbourne for flight to Perth so we drove a few km up the coast to Port Campbell where me and Rens found a hostel with nobody in it! It was pretty cheap too. Grabbed a pizza and a beer.
The morning after this we got a bus to Mount Gambier (there was a weirdo on the bus who had had her throat slit by her boyfriend (so she said: probably did it herself) and she had just been to Brisbane for a trial!!!!! *psycho*) and saw the blue lake - gotta admit it was pretty blue! Here we stayed in The Old Prison - security was good in this hostel. There was TV and free internet access but i was pretty tired.
Eventually got a coach to Adelaide where me and Rens met back up with Aidan in Backpack Oz. Adelaide is nice, think i prefer it over Melbourne its less busy but very similar - In Adelaide the weather has been much nicer too. Had a day at the beach and they also provide a free bike rental service in the city too so (21st April) hired some bikes and went for a cycle.
I’ve got my flight booked back to Melbourne from Adelaide but this time going to stay in the CBD as it is Anzac day over here on the 25th and i need to pick up those foo fighters tickets on the friday for the sturday!!!
Keep you all informed 
Chris
P.S. Photos to follow, i’ve not been able to upload any yet! Leave a comment below!!