Neighbourhood Guide to Fitzroy

Australian Culture…?

By Ben Rizzuto                                                                                                                                                                        30/05/2013

Have you heard this one?  What’s the difference between Australia and a tub of yogurt?

After 200 years in the sun a tub of yogurt develops a culture.  Ha, ha, ha.

When people go to Australia what do they expect to find?  Beaches? Beer? Dangerous animals?  Probably not a cultural experience.

But Australia does have culture, and cultures.  Many cultures, from people who have come from around the world to call Australia home.

In few places is this more apparent than in Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.

Go see a game of Australian Rules Football at its birth place, the MCG.

Go for a stroll down Brunswick Street, in the inner city suburb of Fitzroy. 

Hit LygonStreet, in Carlton, for some home made gelato.

Track down one of the growing number of food trucks cruising the streets stocked up with cheap and fresh fare.

Take a stroll down the Esplanade in St. Kilda, where you can lounge at the beach, have a beer at the pub or buy some hand made craft at the market.

Take the time to come and visit, we’re very friendly, and you may just find it difficult to leave.

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