Aussie Flavours

Burger King in Australia is called Hungry Jack's. A small take-away shop had the rights to the name and no amount of corporate donations can convince the judicial system otherwise.


McDonald's is still called McDonald's. They have a McOz burger on the menu. Hoping that it would be made from exotic local game such as kangaroo or emu, I was disappointed to find out the only difference is the addition of a slice of pickled beet. I guess Australia loves pickled beets.

Art in the City

Melbourne considers itself the arts and culture capital
of Australia. This is especially true if you consider
the amount of graffiti all over the city. Here are some
masterful installations.





















Even the ACCA (Australian Centre of Comtemporary Art) cannot
escape the creative juices of local artists.



Yet you can eat off of the highway underpasses...

Local Sights

We live just south of city, sandwiched between the Melbourne Botanical Garden, the Shrine of Remeberance, and a city highway which I have to dodge across every morning to get to work.

The very rare Aussie Red and Aussie Blue tree at the Botanical Gardens. The Aussie White is extinct as I understand it.

We are about a 15 miunte walk south of the bridge that takes you into the city. It has one of the best view of the river and it's a pre-requsite for tourist photos.

So like any good tourist, I took one too...

Flat Down Under

This is our two bedroom flat in Melbourne. We are on the 7th floor of a modern glass box . Perhaps a bit generic, it is very large and comfortable. The best part is that it is only a ten minute walk to the office!

Every morning I wake up to a phallic view of the tallest residential building in the world (you can tell by the crane on top that it is still being erected).














Shirley is showing off our impressive collection of home furnishing courtesy of a tasteful but characterless swedish retailer.