Queen Victoria Market can be a day experience on it's own. The variety of products, fruit and veg, Australian made souvenirs, buskers and restaurants is so numerous we spent many hours here.

One of the stalls on our list of places to visit was Curds and Whey, a shop specialising in cheese as I had read about an Italian blue cheese ripened in chocolate liquer, then rubbed in cocoa and decorated with chocolate chips. Needless to say that with a price tag of $100+ per kilo we only ordered a sliver, but it was delicious.
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Queen Victoria Market |
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Chinatown Entrance |

With our travels through town we passed Her Majesties Theatre and decided to see the show "Kinkyboots". It was beyond wonderful, the dancing was superb, actors funny and a story line that was delightful.



Our preferred accommodation was Treasury on Collins. Our apartment had cooking facilities which we didn't use, a large lounge space separate from the bedroom and a large bathroom including laundry. The mezzanine lounge provided breakfast and snacks throughout the day and our booking even included a wine and cheese bit each evening in the bar area. Doesn't get much better than that!
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Treasury on Collins Mezzanine |

I couldn't help noticing as we were walking around Melbourne that many people were carrying pretty green bags and wondered to myself what was so popular. Well, we found it in one of the little alleyways, Doughnut Time! obviously an institution in this town. At $6 a doughnut it is quite an experience.

Another plus for this great town is the walking distance to sports arenas and live shows. Definitely an Entertainment City!

