Decided to spend some more time in the city today before heading home via Sydney on Sunday. Diane dropped us off at Heidelburg station and we took the train in. Off at Flinders station to do some more exploring. 
This is the Eureka building in the background of Flinders Station. We learned some interesting facts about this building while on the "hop on hop off" bus that enable an easy tour of the city and gets off a select popular stops. The ten floors have 24 karat gold on the design at the side of the building. Was able to find out some more information:
"Eureka Tower is named after the Eureka Stockade, a rebellion during the Victorian gold rush in 1854. This has been incorporated into the design, with the building's gold crown representing the gold rush and a red stripe representing the blood spilt during the revolt. The blue glass cladding that covers most of the building represents the blue background of the stockade's flag and the white lines also represent the eureka stockade flag. The white horizontal stripes also represent markings on a surveyor's measuring staff."
Took the tour bus over to the Queen Victoria Market, a great old building that has an open market daily. Just about everything you can imagine is sold at a stall from clothing to meat and produce. Picked a few souveniers here today.
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| At QVC Market |
After some time at the market, time to find a "Magic" shop so Cole could look for a particular card for his deck. The shop is located in the lower floor of the Royal Arcade. iPad out, maps reviewed and we eventually found the store. On they way we came across a very COOL store called Minotaur, Pop Culture and in here there were loads of merchandise from TV shows, comics, movies. Lots of figures and collectibles. (121 Elizabeth Street)
Ejoyed a great dinner out with friends of Diane and David. And I had to do one last "Parmi" for dinner. Going to miss this dish. A lovely time with this group!
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