Although Melbourne is situated on the shores of one of the largest bays on the Australian coast, the city's main water feature is the Yarra River. That's because the city grew from the banks of the Yarra and even today the focus for the city is still very much on a one-kilometre section of the river (http://www.melbourne.com.au/yarra.htm).The photo was shot during my trip to Melbourne in 2006. I love Melbourne. It's just so relaxing. Although it's a big city, it doesn't have terrible traffic. I don't feel the kind of congestion in some other big cities I had been to. It's definitely a place for living.
Flinders Street Railway Station at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets is the oldest city station in Australia, completed in 1910. The first station on this site opened in 1854! Flinders street is the busiest suburban railway Station in the southern hemisphere even after the completion of the city loop railway subway with three stations in a subway and linking Spencer street to suburban train trips. Its 700 metre main platform is the longest in the country. The station is at the heart of Melbourne's extensive suburban rail system. Flinders Street Station is 'the' meeting place for Melburnians, expressed simply as "meet me under the clocks", a reference to the clocks above the main entrance. (
