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Melbourne
Shopping N Night Life
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Melbourne City has shopping options to suit every taste, style and pocket. There
is an unparalleled choice of products available at the major department stores,
fashion centres and designer boutiques in walkways, arcades and lanes. Shopping
tours are popular and the markets offer a galore of surprises and bargains
Interesting shopping ideas include designer clothes and shoes by Australian
designers, ssouvenirs like woollen goods, aboriginal artefacts, leather goods,
paintings, opals and other gemstones, jewellery, pottery, curios, country
clothing, antiques from Brunswick and Wines from the Yarra Valley.
Bourke and Collins streets are the city's fashion centres. The
key shopping areas include the upmarket Chapel Street and Toorak Road.
Shops on Bridge Road and Swan street in Richmond offer good bargains on
all Australian Labels. Fascinating handmade jewellery, art, sculpture are
available in shops on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Well known market
areas offering fantastic bargains include the Queen Victoria Market,
which has a boisterous mood and is famous for unique products and flavours; St.
Kilda for arts and crafts and Victoria Art Central Market for
some of the works by some of the best artisans of Victoria.
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Shopping hours
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Monday to Thursday
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0900hrs to 1800hrs
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Friday
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0900hrs to 2100hrs
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Saturday
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0900hrs to 1800hrs
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Sunday
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1200hrs to 1700hrs
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Melbourne has a lively nightclub scene and is well noted
for live music and comedy clubs; and world class ballets, opera, plays and
concerts. There are year round theatre performances by local companies as well
as noted international artistes. A visit to Melbourne is just not complete
without a show at one of the many live theatres. The Victorian Art Centre,
which is one of the greatest cultural centre, is home to some of the finest
performing arts companies and some of the regular features include Opera
Australia, The Australian Ballet, Melbourne Theatre Company, Melbourne Symphony
and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl hosts many free outdoor
classical and popularmusic concerts from November to April. The Crown
Entertainment Complex beckons those in the mood for lively
entertainment and gambling. The gaming facilities include blackjack, roulette,
the big wheel and many others while the innumerable restaurants provide guests
with a choice of international cuisine. Many jazz and rock music pubs, artistes
cafes and wine pubs are found on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy. Nightclubs
are located in the city district and a small cabret venues can be found
throughout the city.
Dinner aboard the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant, another one on the long
list of 'firsts' that Australia has to offer, is a must. The restaurant cruises
past the scenic sights of Melbourne while you dine in a cozy atmosphere.
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