Tuesday morning we again had breakfast of eggs benedict. We are eating well here in the Carleton area, known for its restaurants. What a place to stay! We are walking so much that we need the fuel.
After missing the visitor bus we walked a considerable distance to Federation Square to the Melbourne Motion Picture Industry museum. This intractive museum was a lot of fun as we saw how strobe lights create motion effects and recorded ourselves seeming to float. There are lots of tricks. The museum was good...and it was free.
Outside in Federation Square some people were already encamped, ready to view the Melbourne Cup on a huge screen. Pre-Melbourne Cup interviews and predictions were showing at noon...with the race scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Unfortunately, the cup favorite, Emirraque, died shortly after the race. This has generated much controversy about abuse of horses. A second horse had to be put-down after it broke its leg when spooked by someone waving a flag. SAD! SAD! SAD!
We took the visitor bus to the Melbourne Museum and then walked back to our hotel for a nap.
Tuesday evening...we boarded The Colonial Tramcar Dinner Tour, an old tram restaurant car, for a wonderful tour and great dinner. This daily operation has pre-booked seating in an old tram car. Based on our good frirnds' recommendations we had made reservations for this journey. It was well worth it. We boarded around 5:45 p.m. and were seated at a table for four with Tom and Dianne with Larry and Val across the narrow isle. The tables were complete with linens and settings that reminded us of old times. Beginning with champagne, we had appetizers followed by a choice of main entree. The wines were very goood, the service was very personal and good. The tram lines tookk us south into some residential neighborhoods and we enjoyed viewing the old residences, and amusement park and the bay.
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