RPS » Royal Botanical Gardens http://www.delic.com/blog The view from here Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:01:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Melbourne – Day 5 http://www.delic.com/blog/2009/11/10/melbourne-day-5/ http://www.delic.com/blog/2009/11/10/melbourne-day-5/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:12:14 +0000 rshah21 http://www.delic.com/blog/?p=131 Turns out Melbourne is in the midst of a heatwave. Daytime temps are in the low-mid 90s, with low humidity, which means the shade is great and the sun is relentless – there’s not a cloud in the sky.

After walking up early, but getting sucked in by NFL football on TV (at 7AM), we decided to take a walk to the Royal Botanical Gardens, which the concierge told us was only a couple of blocks away. Turns out it was more than a mile away. The walk wouldn’t have been bad except for the flies (note to anyone coming here, bring or buy bug spray, preferably some kind of suntan lotion / bug repellent combo). The RBG was nice, but most of the flowering period was over, so it was mostly trees and grass, but with excellent views and quite serene.

After the RBG, we decided to stop in on the National Gallery of Victoria, which we had passed on our way to the RBG. Turns out to have been an excellent decision. A breadth of art and artifact spanning pre-Colombian days to the 20th century, including pieces by Rembrant, Monet, Rodin and Picasso. A must visit if you’re in Melbourne.

    Food

  • Lunch – Tea and Scones at the Tea Room at the National Gallery. Simply delicious. The ice coffee there was great – turns out that ice coffee here is cold coffee served with a scoop of ice cream. I endorse this idea.
  • Dinner – Room Service. We were too hot and exhausted to go out
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