Tag Archives: Melbourne

A week in Melbourne

Posted on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 by Joy Window

I went to Melbourne primarily for the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular (geronimo!), but also to revisit a city I hadn’t explored since university days. I was then in the Adelaide University Science Fiction Association, which had many dealings with the … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Museum

Posted on Monday, 20 February 2012 by Joy Window

The Melbourne Museum is the largest museum in the Southern Hemisphere. It is “Victoria’s state museum of natural sciences, indigenous cultures, Australian history and cultural heritage”. I was impressed with it, even though it has the usual museum habit of … Continue reading →

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Melbourne Aquarium (part 2)

Posted on Sunday, 19 February 2012 by Joy Window

Continued from part 1 … The nautilus  has been on the planet around 500 million years. It lives at depth in the Indo-Pacific ocean. I haven’t yet found its shell washed up on a beach, but I’m still looking.

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Not enough monsters!

Posted on Saturday, 4 February 2012 by Joy Window

<GEEK ALERT! NON-DR WHO FANS NEED NOT READ THIS POST. Apologies for the poor quality of the photos, but my camera was not up to the conditions. You’ll get some idea, though, of what it was like.> Those three words … Continue reading →

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