Melbourne, Australia ? .... better bring a raincoat
Yes, I hear the weather isn't great - just about the worst time of year to visit. However, I also hear there is quite a large casino, which has a good poker room
The weather front has moved on, should be pretty ok, bit of rain Saturday and Sunday but apart from that, an English Summer
You in Melbourne?
I haven't been before so any recommendations welcome for places to eat or evenings out. I also have a couple of weekends to kill so suggestions welcome for places to visit, including those within short-haul flight range. I might be in Sydney for a couple of days as well.
Tasmania, a 45 minute flight over the water, I haven't been to Melbourne (outside the Airport) since 2008 though, I do heartily recommend
http://www.vlados.com.au/ If you like meat, though expensive his exclusively meat set menu is amazing, All the cooking is done by the owner, who has cooked every meal in the place since the 60's, and since it's a set menu he's had a LOT of practice!
as for places to eat, pretty much all of Lygon street is restaurants, and bad restaurants don't last long in Melbourne! there are also a lot of pretty nifty places to eat around Crown (the casino, though the restaurants IN the casino are a bit sub-standard)
While you are in Melbourne try and see a football match at the MCG, it will be expensive but nothing compares to seeing Aussie Rules in the G (and make sure you have a four 'n twenty while there!)
The Pentridge Prison Ghost Tour is also pretty cool from what I've heard (and the least over the top expensive thing I've suggested
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Federation Square is an interesting place to see as well (especially now they've decided to heritage list it to stop Apple building a shop there!)