First full day in Melbourne - Day 5

A day of shopping in the CDB area and Harbour Town today. The Girls went out shopping in the CBD while Melissa did the washing at the unit.

Today was a cool day, somewhere in early 20s in Temperature, with light rain and wind for a hour in the late afternoon. Thankfully it didn't get in the way with the girls shopping today in the CBD or Harbour Town. 

First stop was a natural beauty and body shop called Lush. The girls scored gift cards from their Aunty Elessa and Uncle James that they wanted to use. This was followed by stationary and dress shops over the next hour. 

We met up with Melissa to take the tourist tram to Harbour Town, which went smoothly and quickly. Harbour Town as usual provide plentiful opportunity to score a bargin. 

Late afternoon evening, with sore feet, we return to CBD to visit MYERS to arrange a make over and lesson for the girls. Dinner was to be Cajun but they had closed, so we settled on Indian at Flora. The meal was good but not as plentiful as in previous years. 

In our travels around the CBD we noticed an influx of beggars and people asking for money, certainly more than in previous visits. A few beggars haven brought their dogs to sit with them on pavement. Not many folks take notice of their pleads (verbal and often written) as they pass by. (Sad really that in 2014 we still have homeless, but I expect the hard nosed policies will see more fall out of mainstream society. The general feeling (I suspect), seems to be, that they are not really homeless just trying their luck "conning a few dollars out" of their fellows citizens. Personally I don't know. )