my head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night

[extemporanea]

I like Melbourne a lot; its buildings are eclectic and vibey, its atmosphere is decorously festive, and its people are very friendly. Also, half its architects are Cthulhu cultists. Fact. I counted one tribute to Cthulhu, one silver Yog Sothoth on the side of a skyscraper, and more non-euclidian angles than you could shake a stick at. The hotel we

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[strawberryfrog]

Melbourne does have the drawback that the daytime temperatures in summer can be > 35c (and humid) for weeks on end. it may be on the coast, but in an inverse of Cape Town there is land on 3 sides and water on 1.

The heat is, in fact, what drives the architects to the manyfold arms of great Cthulhu.

[extemporanea]

Eek. The humidity sounds awful. We had lovely weather, cool and crisp and occasional light drizzle.

[origamitiger]

Melbourne is a fab city, it is one of my favourite places in the world, I glad you liked it.

[extemporanea]

I wish we'd had more time there, I had a yen to explore it in a way I'm simply not inspired to explore Sydney. Sydney is too big and full of people and tourists.

[pinkthulhu]

You're not the only one who thinks that, judging by the comments on this Guardian article.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/29/sydney-pays-people-to-leave

"Sydney is like a beautiful but vacuous model; lovely to look at but quickly becomes boring when he/she opens his/her mouth" is a typical comment.

[xavierxalfonso]

You write: " Their people are also lovely ... I refuse to believe that all Australian academics are sweetness and light all the time."

You're visiting, so:
1) They put their most personable academicians on prominent display with instructions to be on their best behaviour, or else (reference: all that Cthulhu architecture)
2) They locked all the rabid ones in the cellar complex (you didn't look there, did you?)

Anyhow, glad you're enjoying your trip. Sounds like it's made of good stuff so far.

XXiii

[extemporanea]

Exactly! A plot! I shall scrutinse U Sydney tomorrow very intently for cellars and muffled bitching.