Melbourne

Melbourne – A Unique Welcome Indeed
 
The transformation of the living space by human ingenuity since knowledge becomes part of the human heritage is immense and Melbourne presents itself as an exciting  proof of it. Change is a choice as well as a necessity. As a choice, the artist in us translates the ideas that we got into concrete things. And so, a simple equation or geometric drawing unfolds to become a whole world. This is change by choice, coming as it were from the human mind through inspiration. Not always however is the choice made and even when it is made, there are forces of resistance. Change translates itself into necessity before resistance. To resist change therefore is to be swept away by it when it comes as it should be.

And so when in Nature everything is undergoing change even while the constants that hold the fabric together remain, the birth of ideas whose products become the works of arts that is called a town or a city as evidenced in its architecture, in its gardens, its rivers, all flowing together in one another, the kind of view you got from Melbourne 360 Obeservatory,  is the heart of beauty on display.

You can’t miss the feeling of watching a beautiful work of art as you look below and around Melbourne through Melbourne 360, the Melbourne Observation Deck at Rialto. If you allow your brush to flow which is the same as allowing your feelings to immerse in the view before you, what emerges are the colours of the rainbow, the kind that makes this planet of ours a gently moving, smoothly folding and intricately curling flow of love and peace.

We have been to Frazer Island. Yes, we have also been to the Green Barrier Reef. We emerged from them as if we have been transported to the dreamland of meditative pose of the forest in which the acrobatic stunts of the the squirrels from tree to tree, branch to branch and the nut cracking of the birds, perching here and flying away, flapping the wings, singing, constitute the music with no counterpart in town.

And now we are in Melbourne, looking at the city from Observatory Melboure 360. Suddenly we remember that we have seen something like what we have before us somewhere even if it is different. Yes, in Frazer Island! With a different message.
The city before us radiates peace and inner struggle. It is as quiet as the glittering lakes of Frazer Island or as the beautiful lady with watery eyes, the coral reefs of Great Barrier Reef. Under the canopy of Mother Nature, this Melbourne before us is as innocent as the sweet smile of a baby. And that’s its true nature! Innocence is the true nature of the human city in the motherly arms of Nature.

Stay! The longer you watch Melbourne from this Observatory, the closer you are to the primordial nature of all – our shared living habitat, this planet, its ecosystem of the flora and fauna and the all-enveloping, living and bouncing, healthy and healing space.

Alas! You have to leave the Observatory now. But relax. The pain of parting will soon metamorphose into the joy of meeting personally with and getting to know Melbourne. Now is the time to embrace the radiance of the queen, Melbourne, that has been waiting for you all the while and follow her to the gallery of attractions.  
Hurry! You have seen Melbourne but you have not seen it all. We go to Eureka Skydeck 88! It’s the tallest Melbourne's observation deck, with 360 degree views of Melbourne. In addition to that, it is the worlds only 'edge' experience.

Before going to the Children’s Fun Paradise, that’s the Fun City, the UNESCO’s other World Heritage site in Australia, that is, the Royal Exhibition Building, famous as one of the world fair buildings of the nineteenth century, is a must-visit place. It is the first non-Aboriginal cultural site in Australia to win World Heritage listing.
Now is the time to hop to Fun City, the DarkZone Entertainment Complex for Kids.

There is a load of fun waiting for them there, the kids. And of course for adults too who have not lost the sense of letting go and letting the world roll away once in a while to allow new ideas to come in, this being one of the mysterious ways of the Muse – work, relax, let go and wait! I am back again with a plum of an idea for you in the mindspace!.

There are other fabulous, mean to say fantastic places of attraction in Melbourne. Luna Park is one of them. But what should not be missed after visiting these attractions are the rich bookshops of Melbourne and the supermarkets. To get a feel of Australian kitchen, you can begin with the restaurants. And don’t forget the souvenir shops too. They have what you may not have seen elsewhere as take-home gifts.

Visit Melbourne and keep it! It’s another way of saying that, once here, those beautiful experiences that you make shall continue to brighten you path. Ever.