Melbourne Zoo

We spent the day at Melbourne Zoo and saw a whole array of cool creatures (and some very cute ones!)

Sherbrooke Forest

The Sherbrooke Forest had the 1000 step Kokoda Memorial Track and Sherbrooke Falls.

The Kokoda Track had lots of steps but some nice rewarding views of tree ferns and the city in the distance.

Then we went to Sherbrooke Falls which was much flatter with less steps!

Yarra Ranges Regional Musuem

The Yarra Valley Regional Musuem in Lilydale holds many forms of art and old objects from life over the years in the Yarra Valley region.

A mechanical, wind driven artwork

Paintings by a local Aboriginal artist, and 1940s Weetabix trading cards.

A glass melted in the Black Saturday fires.

Louis Vuitton case from c.1900

Puffing Billy Railway

The Puffing Billy Railway is a vintage narrow-gauge train dating from the early 1900s, passing through many old stations. At the Lakeside station, there is also a museum dedicated to the train line.

The locomotive from the train we rode.

The old engine 3A and some facts and stats about it.

The train ride itself, including video link.

Another artifact from the musuem, a manually driven rail car called a velocipede.

Cloudhill botanic gardens

Cloudhill botanic gardens was also nice with it's lots of garden styles and rooms in the garden.

St Patrick's Cathedral

St Patrick's Cathedral is, as the name suggests, a cathedral just off St Vincent Plaza.

The imposing exterior.

Ornate stained glass windows.

Expansive lofted ceilings and archways.

Mosaic floors.