Sunday is a busy day in Melbourne.  We toured the Polly Woodside, an early 1900’s sailing cargo ship that is housed at the Harbor on the river.  Had we not had it included in another museum ticket, we probably wouldn’t have gone.  It was sort of interesting but…..

After lunch in one of the alleyway cafes, we headed south to Chapel Street via tram stopping at another market, Prahran Market, on the way.  The Prahran Market was a smaller version of the South Melbourne Market.  Why can’t we have these type of markets in Utah?

Upon arriving on Chapel Street, Lesley went nuts because of all of the great boutique clothing shops and lots of top quality shoe stores.  The great (or not so great, depending on who is writing) of a long trip is that Lesley can’t buy anything!!!  Why not ship back, David?

The Melbourne Cup is now the second largest horse race globally behind the Kentucky Derby.  It is horse racing season now with lots of activity around town leading up to the Cup in early November.  Dressing up for the key races is important and we have seen a few women’s hat shops that clearly are focused on the social race fans.

We walked back to our apartment, through the picturesque Royal Gardens and stopped for people watching and drinks on the river promenade.  It was a most delightful  and very relaxing Sunday afternoon in “beautiful”  Melbourne.