Melbourne, City of Literature

International trips are always pleasing and gives us a new exposure on their culture, hospitality & wideness. If such trips are in the World's most livable city , then it is an added advantage. Such city is chosen by a survey conducted based on having the best standard of living. 2014 World's most livable city is "Melbourne"

I have never visited Melbourne but yes unlike everyone I have heard of its beauty , architecture & some world famous events or organisation. 

As an Indian, no one can go out of our subsistence without getting involved in Cricket. And on that sense, when we connect Melbourne it always reminds me of MCG- Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia is famous for sports & MCG marks for it. As the name inclines it induces cricket but lots of other games such as football, rugby, athletics, boxing have been conducted and even events related to it are being hosted. Even last lap of Melbourne Marathon was organised here.It is the 11th largest stadium of the world and the largest in Australia.I can also remember it having the highest light tower compared to any sports venue.And also not to forget even our dear PM did not miss to go here during his Australia visit.

Melbourne City center or the city in itself  is a place to visit for. Most of the business and financial center of Australia are present here. It has the tallest buildings of Australia and its infrastructure is breath taking.

It is called as City of Literature by UNESCO as it engulfs, celebrate & maintain its culture & heritage without getting distracted by globalization. Hence the city participates in promoting their Film, Arts, Music; be it by Live performance in theaters; be it films as world first feature film was produced in Melbourne and Australia film industry is situated here or be it by showcasing worlds best street plays. We can view architectural buildings in the city which talks about how the city has maintained its heritage and also marked a standard for other city.

Australian loves coffee, books and hence you can get a sneak peek of such entity like cafes, bookshops packed with arts & music venue throughout the city. It has also been marked as having the best health care & education facility in Australia.

Melbourne city center is the transportation hub of the city & railways is an important transport among them. Flinders Street railway station has covered the entire rail network, and is the world busiest railway station. The station is spread across a huge area & has most stunning architecture of Victorian heritage. The street also comprises Metro's suburban services . We can also find what they call as 'W class Melbourne tram', a electric tram which follows city center tourist routes. These trams are a cultural icon of Melbourne.

Great Ocean Road is the perfect coastal drive where it creates a sense of nature coming to you. We can walk if we don't like to drive exploring the national parks, beaches and definitively the magnificent view. We can also surf, enjoy wildlife & get to know the culture through food. It creates a world of escaping from the city. 

As all sea facing cities, we can find famous beaches with its unique identity; to name some are St Kilda, Brighton, Sorrento.

We can also find some famous and oldest tourist attraction around the city like Melbourne Zoo, Melbourne Museum, Royal Heritage Exhibition buildings

To conclude, It has everything which needs for comfort and as necessity and is livable with ongoing beauty through its rich taste in its culture and heritage. Even though it is rooted in its culture, it calls out globally to participate and grow with the modern livelihood. Hence it is called as 'Culture capital of Australia'.

So why can't anyone fall in love with this impressive city...!!!

This blog post is written for the contest organised by Indiblogger and Tourism Victoria on the topic "What's your reason for falling in love with Melbourne, the most livable city in the world?"

You can also get more details on Melbourne in the link from Tourism Victoria
http://www.visitmelbourne.com/India.aspx

Along with blog contest there is also a contest for the readers. You just need to answer the below question

"Which of these places would you want to visit in Melbourne and why?".

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The best answer (chosen by me ) will win a gift voucher. The contest for the readers end by 4th Jan 2015.

So please participate

One such place of the video is below for your reference.



**All image source is from the contest page i.e. Tourism Victoria.

- Prathi