A warm and sunny day in Melbourne! We started with the usual city tour in the morning which included a stop at Cook’s cottage. This cottage used to stand in Great Ayton in England and it was the home of the great explorer Captain James Cook who “officially” discovered Australia. The Cottage was shipped over to Australia in 1934 to commemorate the centenary celebrations in Melbourne. It was a small one up one down dwelling with a beautiful cottage garden (see photo).
This afternoon we visited the beach at St Kilda and Saboohi had her first swim in Australian waters. The sharks gave her a wide berth! This evening we managed to get some late tickets to see Billy Elliot at Her Majesty’s theatre. Neither of us has seen this show in London so it was a real treat. The performance was outstanding and the music and dancing were really first class. The young Billy Elliot was truly talented and an obvious star of the future. We will definitely be seeing it again when we get back to London.
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