A GLIMPSE OF MELBOURNE

      Melbourne, pronounced Mel-burn, is a sister city of brazen Sydney. The culture is similar is its sophistication, except for the Melbourne Cup, which some call the city the cultural capital of the continent. The city is named after then-British Prime minister Lord Melbourne. Its population is about 3.5 million. The city was founded in 1835 when the first English settlers bought 600,000 acres of land from the Aborigines for a pittance. Melbourne became the fastest-growing city in the British Empire after gold was discovered in Victoria in the 1850s. During this period was when a number of its beautiful buildings were constructed. Melbourne is rich in its migrant influences as seen through food: Melbourne’s “little Italy,” Brunswick’s Indian, Middle Eastern, Turkish communities, Richmond’s “little Vietnam,” the Chinatown district, and more.

       However unlike Sydney and the rest of Australia, Melbournians pride themselves on the fact that their city was founded by free men and women who immigrated there out of their own free will, not convicts, and, like in many European societies, class has always been an important matter in Melbourne. The city is where some of the nation’s most prestigious schools and universities located, and choosing the right one to attend is quite important.

          The people of Melbourne are sports crazed. The love of sports is shown in the successful bid to host the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The city comes to a standstill during the freewheeling Melbourne Cup horse race as well as the Australian Tennis Open held every January at Melbourne Park.

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