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Melbourne never fails to entertain!!

Published by Chiara in Australia’s Major Cities · 9/11/2017 16:42:00

All the year round Melbourne's calendar is packed with bumper celebrations, from international sporting events to Australia’s biggest annual cultural festival. The city opens its heart to major events, shows and happenings. There is always something interesting going on in Melbourne to everyone's liking. Here a short list of major events:

January: the Australian Open Tennis Championships

March: the Formula One Grand Prix

March-April: Melbourne International Flower and Garden show, Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

September: Australian Football League Finals Series

October: The Melbourne International Arts Festival

October-November: Spring Racing Carnival

December: Cricket - Boxing Day Test

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Let's take a break! It's Cappuccino time!

Published by Chiara in Leisure - Free Time · 7/11/2017 11:09:00

After wandering around Melbourne - let's take a cappuccino-break! Yes, a cup of cappuccino late in the afternoon. Why not? I know, for us Italians, it is considered sacrilegious... But who cares? I am in Melbourne: one of the world's best cities for coffee! It sounds incredible but it is true: the city even hosts an annual coffee expo. People in Melbourne seem to go crazy for coffee. In every corner you may find cafeterias, bars, shops with all sorts of coffee-drinks. My favourites are located in Carlton and along Little Bourke Street. The coffee is really great - tasty, the only disadvantage is the price: ...a bit expensive!

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On the waterfront

Published by Chiara in Australia’s Major Cities · 2/11/2017 09:35:00

MELBOURNE DOCKLANDS

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Docklands: Cow up a tree

Published by Chiara in Art · 29/10/2017 13:53:00

Walking along the waterfront in Melbourne’s Docklands I was curious to find out a sculpture of a cow being stuck up a tree… At first sight it was surreal and absurd to me. Some metres above the water line among urban environment sites, there is a 8 metres high - four ton bronze sculpture, representing an upside down cow in the branches of an Australian gum tree.

As ART is never really about... what it's about, I researched and discovered that this iconic sculpture created by artist John Kelly in 1999 is based on reality. It is a result of the conjunction of two Australian histories. Kelly referred to Dobell’s camouflage cows used to deceive enemy pilots during the Second World War, and at the same time he represented the effects of Australian floods such as objects stranded in trees. Is it non-reality masquerading as reality ??

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