Rialto

This is the modest interior of the Rialto Intercontinental Hotel Melbourne. I went on a brief tour of the place a few weeks ago. I wonder how bad their heating bill is in winter.

Confusing Light Installation

This is modern art, from the National Gallery of Victoria. The unknown bloke in front is dazzled by the lights and has momentarily been frozen still.

Hamer Hall Foyer

Those are genuine gold bars suspended from the ceiling.

Inside St Patrick's

In Melbourne.

South African Proteas

Having no knowledge of South African flora, I call everything from that country a protea. At least some of the time, I must be correct.

Triffid

Seen in the South African part of the King's Park Botanic Gardens. Later its tendrils grabbed a small child and absorbed him into itself.

St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne

Note the eerie orange glow in the rear tower as the windows are backlit by the sun.

Gothic Anomaly

Amongst the shiny skyscrapers, this old gothic construction sits alone in central Melbourne. It's St Michael's, on Collins Street.

Where's Wally Part II

Spot the twit, in Carlton Gardens, Melbourne.

Sky High Dive

My view before diving into the pond below.

Bird's Eye View

From the Winthrop Hall Clock Tower above the University of Western Australia.

Free The ASIO 5

Came across a political demonstration outside Flinders Station in Melbourne. But of more interest is the search for Wally.

Icy Edifice

Strangely Lit Church

On St Georges Terrace back in July, a light show projected winter designs onto buildings such as this church.

Hamer Hall on St Kilda Road

Flinders Alley

Melb Ourne

A sunlit Collins Street in wintry Melbourne, late on Saturday afternoon.

Aerial Photography

This shot is too drab, but it's tricky drawing out rich colours from this. The light is too murky. 

Blue Clouds

Just minutes before sunset, the colours in the sky and clouds were so rich.

Cloudburst

Flying home to Perth a few weeks ago, I managed to swap my aisle seat with an old dude with a weak bladder who preferred to avoid a window seat. And the view was captivating. At 10,000m altitude over western Victoria, we passed over rain clouds doing their business.

Sunset over Karrinyup

From the upper deck of the car park, looking west.

Lost in IKEA's Warehouse (again)

Reminiscent of Hangar 51 from the Indiana Jones movies.

Downpour Distortion

Taken in the midst of the downpour on Wednesday night.

Olde Lampe and Treee

A fig? tree in Melbourne. Located here, beside the Royal Exhibition building.

Another View of the Very Retro Bar

My favourite cocktail from 1806 was a warm one with cognac, dark ale, brown sugar, lemon peel, nutmeg and ginger called Lord Ruthven's Gossip Cup. I'm tempted to mass produce many litres of the stuff. Here is the recipe on their website. Note that Lord Ruthven never existed - he was a fictional vampire predating the publication of Dracula by 80 years.