It's easy seeing green in Melbourne
20.05.12
In 1835.
Out the back of quaint Cook’s Cottage is a life-size statue of the great explorer and I’m sure I’m not the first to wonder how Captain Cook, at 184cm, managed the narrow staircase, low roof and almost doll-like beds inside his family home.
Across the road at the MCG bronzed Shane Warne, in classic bowling pose, greets spectators to the world-class sports arena along the expanding Avenue of Legends.
This pocket of Melbourne is full of delights, all within walking distance of refurbished Mercure Melbourne Treasury Gardens.
At the edge of the city grid, the hotel has rooms with city or garden views, some with balconies.
Funky furnishings and huge canvas murals of CBD landmarks behind the bed leave you in no doubt what metropolis you’re sleeping in.
Free guided tours can be arranged of the Fitzroy and Treasury gardens, the perfect places to while away the summer hours in the shade of moreton bay fig trees and english elms.
Source: Leader News