One Wet Day in Melbourne

During our recent visit to Melbourne we spent a wet day in the city. Quite a novelty for those of us who haven't seen rain for such a long time.

Waiting for a train just like this - only going in the opposite direction.

St Paul's Cathedral - years ago the steeples towered over surrounding buildings. How times have changed!

A favourite meeting spot under the famous Flinders Street Station clocks......

....... and opposite, the equally well-known Young and Jackson's Hotel.

Melbourne tram.

Flinders Street - eastward.

Flinders Street - westward.

Sara arrives.

Flinders Street Railway Station from across the Yarra River.

The Yarra River.

Princes Bridge over the Yarra.

Father and daughter strolling along South Bank.

Buildings overlooking the Yarra.

South Bank skyscraper.

The Casino.

Kings Street bridge.

The clouds are getting more ominous.

Waiting for a certain photographer to catch up.

Flinders Street Station overshadowed by office blocks.

Another view of the station from the Elizabeth Street end.

Looking for coffee......Degraves Street.

Collins Street.

I worked in this Bourke Street building in 1964, but it was then a G.J.Coles store.

Swanston Street.

Bourke Street.

Wouldn't you think that fabric stores would provide comfortable seating for worn out husbands? Then they wouldn't need to hide their 'who-dunnit' books between the pages of the pattern catalogues in order to qualify for a seat....lol.

Back to Flinders Street to wait for our train which never came due to storm damage on the lines. After waiting half an hour we gave up and took a tram home instead.