Melbourne Icon – Luna Park
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit Survey, the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia has claimed the No.1 spot again for the third time in a row as the most livable city in the world.
The survey looked at 140 global cities and factor in everything from health care, education and infrastructure and the garden state’s capital came through with straight A’s (again!).
It seems like the Aussies dominated the Top 10, including Adelaide (number 5), Sydney (number 7) and Perth (number 9). That said the Canadians also did very well – see below:
TOP 10
Melbourne, Australia Vienna, Austria Vancouver, Canada Toronto, Canada Calgary, Canada Adelaide, Australia Sydney, Australia Helsinki, Finland Perth, Australia Auckland, New Zealand
That said, we are not here to talk about second or third place but rather the numero uno – the mack daddy, the city with all the right moves. Be it the gorgeous parks, awesome beaches, bustling city life, breathtaking mountains, world class sports or the extremely yummy wineries – Melbourne has it all!
For those lucky enough to have visited Melbourne will understand these merits and for those who haven’t … well, let us take you on a photographic journey of the city the whole world is talking about.
Sit back and enjoy!
Viva Melbourne!
THE PARKS
Pic courtesy of Lonely Planet
Fitzroy Gardens – Pic courtesy of Skyscrapercity
Fitzroy Gardens – Pic courtesy of Skyscrapercity
THE BEACHES
Brighton Beach Boxes
Somewhere along the Great Ocean Road
The cute fairy penguins at Phillip Island
THE CITY
The might Yarra River flowing through the heart of the CBD
Melbourne’s lane way cafe culture is bustling!
Melbourne’s Bike Share program
The mighty MCG (Melbourne Cricket ground) – pic courtesy of genuardis.net
THE MOUNTAINS
View from the Dandenong Mountains in the winter
The stunning Otway Ranges National Park
THE WINERIES
Ballooning over the Yarra Valley
The stunning Domaine Chandon Winery , Yarra Valley
Enjoying a great day at Domaine Chandon
Penfolds Grange: Our favourite bottle of Australian wine
I hope you guys enjoyed that and if you ever get to Melbourne and need some good tips, then please write to us and we’d be glad to share what we know.
Till then, let’s tip our hats and raise our glasses to toast the marvelous city that just keeps on winning!
Good on’ya!
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