| Featured City: Melbourne | Melbourne-the capital of Victoria and Australia's second-largest city is located on the great Port Phillip Bay. It is so proud for its spirit of sports, as it had successfully bid to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games. It is regarded as old-fashioned as compared to Sydney and a fabulous city obsessed with classic, and here you can find the nation's best prestigious schools and universities.
You must have heard these big names--- Nicole Kidman, Natalie Imbruglia and Russell. Besides they are all famous stars, they still have one thing in common: they were born or got start of being international famous star in Melbourne. Melbourne doesn't only breed well-known celebrities but also is a great destination for you where you can appreciate the amazing contrasts of old-world architecture and the magnificent feel of a truly multicultural city, and you can join a sport mad city when it comes to fabulous Freewheeling Cup Horse Race, Tennis Open - one of the four tennis Grand Slam events.
Melbourne is something old-fashioned but still come alive and vibrant when you see deeper; it is where all your dreams will come true and have glorious fun and excitement. Now the city is extending its warm welcome to all of you. Pack your baggage, come here ¨C a unique trip is waiting for you and make sure to have a good plan for your travel as there is so much to see and to do.
The weather of Melbourne is pleasant at any time of the year with its four distinct seasons, enjoys temperate climate of mild temperature. Fall is its most beautiful season, dating from March to May when days are warm, shine, crisp with blue and high sky. Green can be observed everywhere with foliage at its cliffy peak. The famous Formula Car Racing is hosted in March and many sports lovers are pouring in at that time, so you can choose to come in October when the big events--- Spring Racing Carnival and Melbourne International Festival are in full swing.
Federation Square, linking the city's business district with the Yarra Rvier, must be the top-of-the-list destination. This grand public square is an eminent masterpiece in arts and architecture is an obvious symbol of "square within square". You can also enjoy its magnificent buildings and numerous birds surrounding grounds.
Besides Federation Square, Melbourne has a lot of attractions for tourists, such as World famous Melbourne Zoo which features flouring gardens and open-environment animal enclosures. Though it is the oldest zoo in the world, this theme park is a family-friendly zoo and worth staying, and it is still among the best and has great variety of animals. So have fun there and enjoy the fantastic wild life with your families.
As Melbourne is a shopper's heaven, you can shop until the day you drop, so take time for shopping between your happy sightseeing. From the fashion shops to big department stores, you can indulge yourself in anything you like.
Since Melbourne's food is the best exhibition of its rich migrant influence, you can enjoy great varieties of food of different country. Just make sure to have a good appetite and be prepared to have happy eating days there.
Though Melbourne is still fun and exiting once the sun set as the nightlife is so fancy here, but after a wonderful, happy and a little bit tiring day, you need a comfortable room with a nice bed. Melbourne offers you so many excellent hotels for you to choose.
Holiday Inn Melbourne ¨Ca beautiful ten-story hotel adjacent to the Melbourne Convention Centre is ranked the first among travelers. The rooms are high standard with amazing view down the Yarra River and nice furniture, soft bed and everything with this hotel is so considerate, and you can have daily newspaper at the door every morning.
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