Melbourne
Automatic Ice-Cream Dispenser
We stumbled upon our first customer operated automatic ice-cream machine today. The machine is in Ikea, Melbourne, and everyone who used it came away grinning with simple joy.
Chinese New Year – 2011 Year of the Rabbit
Melbourne’s Chinatown district marked Chinese New Year with celebrations today. Megan and I went along to enjoy the parade and see the assorted stands and stalls in the streets.
Happy New Year
Megan and I spent New Year’s Eve 2010/2011 in Melbourne, Australia. I took the opportunity to put together two short films of the fireworks. Both films are available below, and on my grahamcmiln YouTube channel in High Definition.
Lace in Fashion at the NGV International
Megan and I enjoyed a visit to the new Lace in Fashion exhibit at NGV International. Below are a selection of photographs.
Melbourne's Festival Season Begins
Melbourne’s city festival season has begun. This weekend saw the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival overlap with the Thai Culture Festival. Next weekend the Greek Festival begins, the Formula 1 crowds descend on the city, and the Jazz Festival coming soon. With all these events going on, it is difficult to resist a walk around the city centre with camera in hand.
Waterskiing on the Yarra River
This afternoon Megan and I visited Melbourne’s annual Moomba Festival. Yesterday’s storm made the Yarra river’s banks muddy and slippery, but did not appear to reduce the crowds.
Photos from the day after Melbourne's hail storm
Twenty-four hours after the hail storm, Melbourne appears mostly unaffected by yesterday’s spectacular weather. The signs of yesterday’s flash flooding in the city centre are minimal
Hail storm in Melbourne caught on film
This afternoon an unexpected hail storm hit Melbourne. Megan and I were lucky enough to be inside at the time. I grabbed the camera and we joined others in the building’s lobby to watch the storm build.
Japanese Summer Dance (Bon Odori)
This afternoon we visited Melbourne’s Docklands to see the Japanese Summer Festival 2010 (メルボルン夏祭り2010開催). I had fun capturing and editing together some of the summer dance performance.