Upmarket shopping

Melbourne at the moment is a shoppers' paradise.  With the new H&M store opening three weeks ago and still no lack of queuing customers, together with the week old Emporium, a multi-million dollar, four level fashion extravaganza adding to old favourites such as Myer, DJs and Melbourne Central, it is possible to shop undercover and in air conditioned luxury for at least 5 hours.

Shoppers queue hour on hour to get into this shop.......even when it is pouring with rain.

I still haven't seen inside H&M and will now have to wait until my next visit to Melbourne to see if it is worth all that fuss.

Fire engines were parked outside Myers and David Jones when I finally emerged from my hours of shopping.... No the firemen weren't shopping or putting out fires.  In fact they were collecting for the local, Telethon, a charity that collects for childrens' hospitals.

The new Emporium was an elegant space with lots of high quality shops; home to some exclusive fashion houses from a number of Australian designers as well as new outlets from Japan and Europe.

One arm of the Emporium

An elegant shopping forum

Melbourne Central seemed almost dated by comparison
with its newer neighbour, but it still retained a buzz and many
loyal customers.







This well know icon is in its centre and was just as impressive this time around as when I first saw it some years ago. Well worth a visit for its historical value.

Another eyecatching piece was this large pocket watch hanging from the balcony above.

                                      

It caught my eye at 2.34 and my ear at 3.02 when it entertained me and other tourists with a rendition of, 'Advance Austalia Fair'.

After a days shopping I was pretty tired and more than happy to catch the number 96 back to St Kilda.