Amanda came by at about 9:30 so we could go back to Chapel Street (shopping heaven) and search for Ugg boots for Lindsay and stop at Swish, the party-dress store. The Ugg boots turned out not to "speak" to Lindsay so we will keep looking. Party dresses were very cute, but again, not speaking.
Back to the apartment to meet up with Henry and the girls, have a quick lunch, and head off to the NGV - National Gallery of Victoria. We hopped on a tram, which seems to be free today since it is the official holiday for new year's (since it fell on a Saturday.)
At the NGV, we saw -- and touched -- the famous water wall. We spent some time in the wonderful sculpture garden. We spent some time on our backs, looking up at the stained glass ceiling.
The we made our way to the Lace in Fashion and modern furniture exhibits. Very cool. We hung out by the giant bunny.
We had tea in the members lounge and browsed in the museum shop. A great day.
Oh, and we hit one more Ugg shop for Lindsay -- still not speaking to her. We'll keep looking tomorrow.
We ran -- literally -- for the number 8 tram to Toorak and were soon back at the apartment. Time to say goodbye -- the family is off to the beach and Lindsay and I will be on our own. A few tears, many thanks for a great time, and we parted ways.
Lindsay and I are trying to figure out how to get all our stuff into the original 2 suitcases... not going to happen. We will use the very tacky plastic suitcase-bag they gave us at the train station for all the extras. It will be a little hard to manage in LA, but otherwise we will be fine.
Now that we're pretty packed up (weighed and everything), we will head off for dinner at a Chinese place on Chapel street that Amanda pointed out. Then it's early to bed so we can head back to the city in the morning to be real tourists! We'll go to the Queen Victoria Market, a couple of museums, walking along the waterfront, and maybe even a stop at the casino!
We'll make the most of our last day in Australia!
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