Half an hour later and we were stood on the beach, looking one way down the coast towards Brighton, and the other way towards Melbourne city centre. We strolled along the fairly pleasant promenade towards Melbourne, watching the waves on the sand, as well as the many kite boarders enjoying the conditions. Once we reached the pier we walked along it, and at the end I was pleased to see a pelican! My only experience of a pelican is the one in Finding Nemo, so it was cool to see one (or in fact, three) in the flesh. They rally are big birds! And their beaks are quite long and a bit scary...
Having ogled the Pelicans and black swans for long enough, we left the pier and St. Kilda and walked across to the nearby Albert Park. I liked the park as it had a pretty lake and some grass. Peter liked it rather more as it is apparently an F1 race course. On our walk through we spotted the pit lanes and markings, as well as the start line. How exciting.
Albert Park led nicely through to the sturdy town war memorial, and that in turn led us along the road to Flinders Bridge and Federation square, where many people seemed to be enjoying playing African drums. We left the square for Hosier lane, which was covered in graffiti, but in an almost artistic way. This reminded me of a similar wall in Prague that we'd seen back in 2008...
All this walking made for a hungry pair so we one again headed to China town for lunch. This time we enjoyed a spicy fish dish and an apparently even spicer beef dish (it had *two* chillies on the menu).
On the way to our evening activity, I visited a Little Book Room to swap my book. My aunt gave me a book much earlier in the holiday, in Picton, and I've been swapping it ever since for some surprisingly good reads! This latest and likely last book is apparently about maths but does have a naked lady on the front cover which I didn't really notice until I'd chosen it as I only looked at the blurb on the back. I'm now a little worried about reading it in public...
Arriving at 180 Bourke Street, we were wondering how our evening would plan out - all we really knew is that we'd be paying someone to lock us in a room. We were briefed on arrival, stripped of our belongings, blindfolded and led into a dark "endless dream" room, with only a torch. Once inside, we ripped off our blindfolds and noticed the clock ticking down from 45 minutes. What followed was an hour spent solving clues to find a key and our way out!
The OrzEscape experience was really fun overall. It took us an hour to escape in the end, and we did have a few hints, but apparently we'd still done well, especially for a two person group. You can have teams of up to six, and generally, the more the better...
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