Out of shot is the mouth of the Yarra River, dredged deep enough for the largest ships to enter the river to just past where the winding Maribyrnong River enters the Yarra. This is where ships are unloaded and sometimes even get loaded. The wider water area upstream is Docklands with its many highrise office and apartment buildings.
Just to the top of the city the Exhibition Buildings are visible in parkland. The green to the right, Treasury and Fitzroy Gardens and the oval of the Melbourne Cricket Ground with 'not round ground' below that, used for rugby and soccer I think. Less clear and kind of between them is where the Australian Tennis Open is played. Below that and across the Yarra is the Royal Botanic Gardens and government house, the home of our State Governor, mostly a ceremonial role but he/she does sign important documents. If the Governor is 'at home', his flag flies. If it is not flying, he is away.
The body of water in the centre to the right is Albert Park Lake within its parkland and home to the Australian Grand Prix car race. On the top side of the of Albert Park Lake the high rises of Queens and St Kilda Road lead out from the city and near the top hump of the lake about 300 metres away is our building.
Andrew, interesting photo but I prefer your photos
ReplyDeleteNormal photos tomorrow Gosia.
DeleteIt's a great photo. I hope they issue one of Sydney too.
ReplyDeleteThat would be interesting Victor.
DeleteI am seriously impressed. I cannot translate aerial shots into real locations. I can read maps happily, but not these ones.
ReplyDeleteEC, understand. A location tomorrow.
DeleteAll cities look the same to me from so high.
ReplyDeleteMerle........
Merle, I am not terribly good at it, but some people can see such detail in photos like that.
DeleteBrilliant Andrew ~ we will all know where to lob when we are next in Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteCarol, sorry, we have visitors that week, or that weekend.
DeleteWow, that really puts Melbourne into perspective for me, as a reader of your blog. I like to be oriented like this.
ReplyDeleteGood that it works for you Strayer.
DeleteAt one time I collected maps and globes, now they make no sense to me.
ReplyDeleteWhy so Jac? I love maps.
DeleteHad a stroke this September past; it also played hell with my numbers sense. *shrugs*
DeleteAh, I see. There are a few blogs I wish I had been reading for much longer.
DeleteThe water is so gorgeous from up there.. :)
ReplyDeleteIt does Snoskred, but very cold.
DeleteVery cool
ReplyDeleteGuess you may have seen it elsewhere Fen.
DeleteI found this interesting as I don't know your fair city well enough to know the areas for myself. Although I did recognize Albert Park from it's F1 fame.
ReplyDeleteCraig, I did think you would have a vague idea of the geography. Pleased it was of interest.
DeleteA bit difficult to know what is what, not knowing Melbourne at all well, enlarging the photo to see it better, I lose your text, so still don't know what I'm looking at, but it's a great shot from way up in space.
ReplyDeleteRiver, yes, I understand but if you were curious about an area of Melbourne you could follow my information, I hope.
DeleteI'm glad you pointed out the places, it reminded me of where I have been, though some places not for a long time. The pier is known well to me...
ReplyDeleteYes Margaret, I am sure the pier is very well known to you, and the roads leading to and from there.
DeleteJeez Andrew, you could have put an X on the spot for us!
ReplyDeleteGrace, I could have but I didn't did I.
DeleteGreat view that adds a fresh perspective to one of the most liveable cities in the world!
ReplyDeleteAd Rad, at times it feels it is. Other times it feels horribly overcrowded with cars and people and busyness.
DeleteA very interesting city! You can never get bored with it or tired of it, can you?
ReplyDeletebtw: I really enjoyed the previous post and the collection of snippets. Each one could have been a post on its own.
Friko, they were intended to be individual posts, expanded polished and made digestible but I kind of lost interest in finishing them.
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