The second day here we finally went visit Rianna who is staying at King St. backpackers downtown. It is about a 20 minute walk from our hostel. It was really nice to see her. She is staying with her friend Kendra, who is also teaching here. That night we went out for dinner down an alley at a small cafe restaurant and it was very delicious! It was nice to catch up and hear all about her experiences with teaching thus far.
The next day Mark and I took a stroll through the Queen Victoria Market which is a 2 minute walk from our hotel. It was huge! There was so much to see! We spent a few hours there and we were not even sure if we saw everything. The market is actually built over a grave site and when they do work in and around the area they sometimes find bones!
Saturday nights are quite busy in Melbourne and this night we decided to head to a footy match between two Melbourne teams (Essendon and Carleton) at the MCG stadium. There was an estimated 70,000 fans going to the match so we were even more excited to watch. Me, Mark, Kendra, and Rianna went with a few Melbournian men from the hostel who knew the game well. They explained the rules to us and acted as personal commentators during the game which was very helpful. The sights and sounds at the game were awesome- there were definetly die hard fans there! Some people got kicked out and apparently its customary to give these people a standing ovation for being kicked out. The footy match was a lot of fun and was a really neat experience.
