Once in Melbourne with children, you should not worry about how to feed them and where to entertain. Since this city is not easy to the capital of the Australian State of Victoria, but also an excellent resort with casual streets, numerous cafes, lush parks and museums shrouded in a mysterious atmosphere. Tourists who came to Melbourne do not have to overcome hundreds of kilometers in order to find places interesting for children. In the city, all remarkable objects are located close to each other.
Fascinating and informative places Melbourne
The first thing for children should be reduced to the city business center. It is there that is located 88-storey skyscraper Eureka. In addition to an unusual observation deck in the form of a glass cube, extended three meters outward, a skyscraper is known for the fastest elevators of the southern hemisphere. It is thanks to them that visitors manage to climb the top of the skyscraper in just 38 seconds. As for the obstacle area of The Edge (edge) with a review of 360 degrees, the fearless kids are fighting on it, which you will not say about more adult tourists. Since children up to seven years can go to a glass cube only, accompanied by parents, then the mother and dads have to relieve their fear of height and together with their children to admire the beautiful and unique panorama of Melbourne. A less dangerous glass floor of the observation deck seems after the occurrence of darkness, when the city begins to flicker with fires, and a 300-meter height under his feet loses its frightening dimensions.
Located a skyscraper on Riverside Quay, 7. For visiting Evrica, adults will have to post 12 Australian dollars, a children's ticket will cost 8 Australian dollars. Save money by purchasing a family ticket that is worth 29 Australian dollars. The number of children (1.2 or more), in contrast to adults, does not affect the cost of the ticket.
The next point in the children's entertainment program can be Museum Melbourne. From the other urban museums, it is distinguished by a constant child exposition and a low cost of entrance tickets. In fact, a visit to Australian museums is not the pleasure of cheap. However, Melbourne Museum pleases tourists worth tickets (an inspection of children's cognitive exposition will cost adults in 6 dollars, a children's ticket costs $ 4.50). The museum of children is waiting for the hall with dinosaurs, the exhibition Bugs Alive, the interactive exhibits from the Thummy series about the future. For the smallest visitors in the museum has a hall in which you can press buttons, pull the levers and touch all your hands.
There is a museum near the famous darling gardens on Nicholson St, 11. You can visit it all the days from 10:00 to 17:00.
It is not bad to spend time with children in the Melbourne's oceanarium. Children will like to observe the process of feeding local inhabitants. It will impress the young travelers a walk through a glass tunnel, over which sailing and turtles swallow.
There is an aquarium on King Street opposite the Entertainment complex CROWN.
Tourists who have free time will certainly have children to the island of Philip. A trip length of 140 kilometers will be incomperate. Every evening on the island passes the show, suitable for the nature itself. Small penguins appear to the surprise of adults and children closer to the sunset on the local beach. They are not at all afraid of tourists who, if you figure it out, to touch the birds is prohibited. In addition to penguins on the island you can see the coal who live in the center of guard. Impressive children located on the island Chocolate Factory Phillip Island. In this sweet place, children will be able to see the panel made of chocolate mosaic, admire the chocolate village and a chocolate waterfall (every three minutes 400 kilograms of the molten chocolate fall into a special pallet). At the factory specifically for small visitors installed slot machines. The prize for successful game is chocolate products. There is also an art gallery, all the exhibits of which are made of chocolate (canvas of famous artists and a two-meter statue of Michelangelo).
A visit to the adult factory costs $ 15, children from 4 to 15 years can get into this place for $ 10.
Where and what to feed small tourists
As for baby food in Melbourne, there will be no problems with him from tourists. Children can always be fed in numerous cafes of the city. Separate products for small travelers can be bought in Melbourne supermarkets. Children's dairy mixes, and milk itself, you can always buy in the chain chains, Woolworth, Aldi. They are located throughout the city, not to notice them is very difficult. Work in Melbourne and 24-hour stores like IGA. However, making purchases should only be made in emergency cases. Since their work schedule affects prices. And without that notable children's products in these stores will cost "in a penny". Shop milk in Melbourne is very tasty and reminds the present pair of rustic. You can even find a goat milk on sale. Only here it looks more like cream - very thick.
Near many hotel there are private benches selling only meat, buns or fruit vegetables. Purchasing products for independent cooking can be in the city markets. In addition, prices in the bazaars below, especially at the end of the working day.
Not only children, but also adult sweet-cheek Melbourne will delight all sorts of bears, selling sweets and ice cream. The portion of a delicious cold dessert is only 8 Australian dollars. Moreover, the price does not depend entirely on which a cup will be packaged ice cream: waffle or paper.