Swanston Street

I really like those cool autumn days. The sky was beautiful today and the temperature was chilly enough without being intolerable. It is such a relief from hot and humid Singapore. Melbourne seems to be pretty busy at the moment and the streets were reasonably crowded. Above is the city’s main and most famous streets, Swanston Street. It is particularly reknowned for its shopping. It is part of the Hoddle Grid, the layout of major streets that makes up the central business district, which was laid out in 1837 by Robert Hoddle. It is named after Captain Charles Swanston, a Tasmanian banker and prominent member of the Port Phillip Association. Swanston Street passes a number of Melbourne landmarks, including St Paul's Cathedral, Federation Square, Flinders Street Station and the Melbourne Town Hall. Both the University of Melbourne and RMIT University also are on Swanston Street.