Melbourne Day 3 Victoria Markets

This morning we managed to use up half of our pre-paid bandwidth (1Gb/$40/30days) in just 15 minutes! The rest had been used last night in similar time period. So, purchased 12Gb/$180/12months block, that in 3 minutes we used $4 credit. I noticed that data was being charged at highest rate instead of the discounted rate for a large data block purchase. Obviously something wasnot right, so we visited Telstra for a please explain or help. Telstra acknowledged that this is a feat, but couldn’t or wouldn’t assist. Typical Telstra, such a caring corporation and they wonder why the public look for alternatives.

The girls did well this morning as they trolled the dress, beauty, and associated teen jewellery shops. Unfortunately the overcast sky and pending rain put paid to a zoo visit so we caught a tram to Victoria Markets. The first retailer we encountered was an all year round Christmas shop. Many beautiful decorations greeted us, and we gave in to our Christmas spirit. J

The Markets proved to be a bargain hunters dream. The girls, especially Charlotte enjoyed the huge variety of goods on offer.  Quiet a multicultural crowd mingled at the Markets, with languages other than English freely mixing with exotic English speaking accents. The food we sampled was world class and very cheap and plentiful, if you looked carefully. We enjoyed!

Later we caught a tram back to CDB to attack the shops one more time. A quick visit to China town was interesting, but not as colourful and as varied as Sydney’s version. A highlight was the Myers Christmas Window displays, where a line-up of families snaked down Burke Street to wait their turn in front of the dynamitic dancing sheep, reindeer, elves and of course Santa. We viewed from behind the lineup and had an excellent view.

Finally we sought dinner, which we found at the Indian Café called “Flora”. A feast for a small charge, and the food was as good as any we have consumed in Toowoomba. It was well supported by the local Indian community, and we were the only non-Indians in the Café. Our desert was completed by the enjoying $1 mangos and strawberries we purchased at the Markets.

In the end it remained overcast all day, but didn’t rain as expected, so we could have gone to the zoo. Next time perhaps we will visit the zoo?   A good day all round.

PS Jacqueline has a blog as well at http://jacqadventureblog.blogspot.com.au/ and Charlotte's can be found at: http://charlottesblogspace.blogspot.com.au/ 

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