Melbourne; Monday, November 13.

We went into Melbourne. It is a very nice city which although surrounded with sprawling suburbs like most has a very compct centre. They have free tram which follows a rectangular route around the centre and a free bus which traverses a more extended route. Both have commentaries. Sure beats the $30/head you have to pay for hop on/hop off in other cities. It has some very modernistic buildings.
and some quite quaint.
We then braved the rush hour traffic to the house of Frank and Nora Toohey where we had been invited for dinner. Frank, hale and hearty in his eighties, appears to be regarded as the "patriarch" of the Australian side of the Toohey family. We were joined by Frank's son John and Phil Toohey's aunt Pat. We were treated to a beautiful meal and had an excellent evening trading stories and anecdotes.
This time I remembered to get some photos. John has promised to send me some of other members of the family.
Me, Pat, Nora, Eileen, Frank.
Nora, Pat, John, Eileen, Frank.