Different views of the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital now called the Queen Victoria Women's Centre

This is the Chinatown Gate along Swanston Street

Inside Chinatown.  Melbourne's version of Chinatown is very similar to San Francisco's although a bit smaller.  It is actually just one street but several blocks long and lined with restaurants and malls on both sides.  It was quite interesting actually.  There were retail shops catering to men's and women's fashions, all sorts of Asian restaurants (not just Chinese), a museum, a small plaza (see above) and more.  We visited it several times during our 5 day stay in Melbourne and the place was at its busiest at night when Australians and Asians alike visit the place to dine.  That's when the place becomes truly, truly festive.

A closer view of the three tiled roofs in the small plaza

This is the other Chinatown gate on the other end of the street parallel Swanton.

These booths on Federation Square were set up for a benefit marathon which took place in Melbourne the same day we took this shot.  They reminded me of all the benefit runs we have in San Francisco where all participants register in a huge tent in Union Square.

Remember the alleyway where there were murals or street paintings everywhere.  Well, they were all close to Federation Square.  That's the NGV Australia Building in the background

From Federation Square, Marc and I walked towards the Parliament Building and along the way these were what we found.

This sign sits on an area where many government buildings were located.

The facade of an old colonial government building close to the Department of Education Building

The Department of Education Building is the one past the building with the Australian Flags on it.

The Department of Education Building

More government office buildings

The Tasma Terrace.  It houses some of the offices of the National Trust of Australia in Melbourne.

Different views of the Hall and Manse German Lutheran Church

The informative plaque about the German Lutheran Church

The St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral is located right across the Manse and Hall German Lutheran Church

The main entrance to the St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral.  Welcome.

These were some windows with faces around them on the side of St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral.  Could they have been placed there to help the gargoyles scare the evil spirits away?

Now for images of some more faces on the side of St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral.  To be honest, I thought they were gargoyles.

On the Pilgrim's Walk of St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral

Another view of St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral

Another side of the huge and beautiful St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral of Melbourne

After visiting St. Patrick's Catholic Cathedral, we walked around the city some more.  We stumbled upon this small and quaint Fire Services Museum

A Jewish Synagogue

A close view of the impressive Jewish Synagogue.  I remember vividly there was construction work going on in front of this building.  It was kind of the workers though to stop working so I could take a picture of this building.

The Parliament Building

In front of the Parliament Building

The Princess Theatre

The buildings next to the Princess Theatre

The Majesty Theatre

After touring the City of Melbourne on foot, we headed back to Chinatown for a very late lunch and for a much needed rest for our tired feet.  Once full and energized, we headed to the Melbourne Museum for the rest of the afternoon.