melbourne - royal botanic gardens
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The Hatton Hotel, where I stayed, has a roof top terrace so as soon as I checked in, I climbed the stairs to take a peek. It's a really modern space looking out over the rooftops of the city.
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Here are some more photos.
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The Royal Botanic Gardens in South Yarra are just a short walk from the Hatton Hotel. I entered the gardens by the ornate Nareeb gates.
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It was a hot day in Melbourne so I was up really early so I could enjoy my walk through the gardens in the cool of the day. It's a pretty popular thing to do so I exchanged quite a few 'hellos' along the way.
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The Melbourne Observatory.
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A few vignettes from the gardens.
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The beauty and serenity of the oak lawn.
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Then it was back home to the Hatton Hotel.
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I did a mini shop shoot when I was in town so I'll be back on Wednesday with some of my photos.
2016 edit - the Hatton Hotel has closed for business.
Bye for now,
Jillian
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