Two things that I have been asked many times are, "Do you have a footy team?" and "Have you been to the market?" Melbourne was the birthplace of footy (Australian rules football) and has more footy teams than any other city in Australia, so it didn't take long to realize that we needed to pick footy teams. I decided on the North Melbourne Kangaroos because our hotel was located in North Melbourne and kangaroos just scream Australia (plus, there isn't a platypus team). Mark went with the Western Bulldogs because he was a Western Montana College Bulldog (I think they call them University of Montana Western Bulldogs now though) and because the colors are red, white, and blue. The next step to becoming a fan is to go out and buy a footy scarf and/or stocking cap to wear to the footy game (you don't really see them any other time). Being the thrifty (cheap?) people that we are, we bought our footy gear from the tourist shop, which means that it's not endorsed by the AFL, but it's cheap. The final step, of course, is to go to the footy games; fortunately the tickets are cheap and easy to get. So on Sunday, Mark and I put on our footy gear and headed to the Telstra Dome for the match between the kangaroos and the bulldogs. The kangaroos are ranked 5th (or at least they were at the time of the match) and the bulldogs are 3rd, but the roos are on an upswing and the bulldogs aren't, so we figured it'd be a pretty even match. Boy were we wrong- it was an absolute ass whooping and judging by the person writing this blog, you should be able to tell who was on the giving end! Here's a fun site to check out if you're interested in learning a little about footy, I'm really not, so I haven't checked it out myself, but it looks good (http://www.afana.com/af_faq_sec2.shtml).
On to the second question about the Queen Victoria Market. Not only have we been, but we live just minutes away, so we go a lot. In fact, that's pretty much the only place where we buy our produce and meat. The place is huge, like it makes the Pike Place Market seem cute and quaint. There is a general merchandise section that has souvenirs, clothes, luggage, electronics, etc. There is a regular produce section, as well as an organic section. There are sections for meats, cheeses, breads, etc. And then there is a section with cafes and prepared food. Like I said, it's huge! The pictures don't do it justice, but I'm putting them in anyway. The first is a view from our apartment, 23 floors up. The market is the large tan structure in the upper left corner with the parking lot below it. The next picture is a view from across the street of just a small portion of the market. Again if you're interested in learning a little more, check out the website (http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php).
On to the second question about the Queen Victoria Market. Not only have we been, but we live just minutes away, so we go a lot. In fact, that's pretty much the only place where we buy our produce and meat. The place is huge, like it makes the Pike Place Market seem cute and quaint. There is a general merchandise section that has souvenirs, clothes, luggage, electronics, etc. There is a regular produce section, as well as an organic section. There are sections for meats, cheeses, breads, etc. And then there is a section with cafes and prepared food. Like I said, it's huge! The pictures don't do it justice, but I'm putting them in anyway. The first is a view from our apartment, 23 floors up. The market is the large tan structure in the upper left corner with the parking lot below it. The next picture is a view from across the street of just a small portion of the market. Again if you're interested in learning a little more, check out the website (http://www.qvm.com.au/home.php).
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