mercoledì 26 marzo 2008

the Eastern trip - part I




My Easter holidays passed so quickly! Anyway i was able to see another beautiful part of this country!

I spent the first 2 days in Melbourne. It’s known as the most European city in Australia and actually when you walk in the streets of the centre you understand that you could easily be in a Middle-European city.
There are a lot of nice restaurants and bars, many of them Italian. Actually in Melbourne you can “breath” the Italian presence, the Italians are the 2nd largest community there, so it can even happen to speak in a market with an italian seller about Inter – Juve and the Italian football championship!
(P.S. to my Italian friends: certo che il calcio è proprio strano!! Succede addirittura che la squadra + forte d’Italia, così piena di campioni, perde in casa con una squadra neopromossa dalla serie B! )

Sorry for the digression, the football passion is still in me, even here in Australia.... i was saying, I stayed in Melbourne only 2 days, but I got the impression it’s a place with a very good quality of living. Even if it’s a big city, it’s very quiet and relaxing... (even if i could have got a wrong impression as i was there during the easter holidays...)

Apart that, i’m happy to stay in Sydney! There’s a strong rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne to be the best in Australia...well, don’t think i’m “parochial”, but no doubt Sydney is more beautiful! Melbourne doesn’t have such impressive architectures like the Opera House, doesn’t have a wonderful bay or large white beaches like Sydney, has less green areas, has a more changeable weather...

The tale goes on ...

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