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Old Posted Nov 13, 2014, 8:25 AM
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Yes, the Yarra is a bit on the dirty side, but still nicely developed. Everything else about Melbourne is fantastic. While not as big as New York, its downtown and inner neighbourhood streets have a vibrancy that reminds me very much of Manhattan.

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Originally Posted by linum View Post
I guess one could argue that Melbourne has looked forward and embraced modern and bold archiecture, because unlike Sydney with it's harbour, headlands and beaches... the Melbs landscape is otherwise a filthy river and quite a bland and flat landscape... I am not dissing Melbs because I love Melbs... but yeah comparing MEL to New York is kinda RIDIC is you ask me??!!
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