We arrived in Melbourne in the middle of summer (January 2007) and for someone who hasn't really done any prior research to the Melbourne summer, I didn't anticipate how "cold" it can get in certain times of the day and especially at night.
I remember the day I arrived, Hubby was so excited to bring me around. So after just reaching the house from the airport and not even unpacking yet, he insisted we should go first to the Chadstone Shopping Centre. I was still groggy from the flight not having enough sleep but I agreed thinking I also needed something to cheer me up. That time I was already homesick.
From our house we walked for 10 minutes to reach the Mount Waverley train station and took the train going to Flinders Street (city). We went down at the Richmond station and changed to the Pakenham line. We went down at Huntingdale station and walked another 10 minutes to reach the shopping centre. The whole journey took us over an hour. (Later on I would realize that the Chadstone Shopping Centre is very near our house and it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to reach there by car.)
I really regreted not bringing any light jacket with me during this trip because on our way home from the shopping centre, it got very cold for me especially when we were walking and there's a breeze blowing. And also that night, I experienced first hand what "cold summer night" really is (temperature-wise of course).
I remember the day I arrived, Hubby was so excited to bring me around. So after just reaching the house from the airport and not even unpacking yet, he insisted we should go first to the Chadstone Shopping Centre. I was still groggy from the flight not having enough sleep but I agreed thinking I also needed something to cheer me up. That time I was already homesick.
From our house we walked for 10 minutes to reach the Mount Waverley train station and took the train going to Flinders Street (city). We went down at the Richmond station and changed to the Pakenham line. We went down at Huntingdale station and walked another 10 minutes to reach the shopping centre. The whole journey took us over an hour. (Later on I would realize that the Chadstone Shopping Centre is very near our house and it only takes 10 to 15 minutes to reach there by car.)
I really regreted not bringing any light jacket with me during this trip because on our way home from the shopping centre, it got very cold for me especially when we were walking and there's a breeze blowing. And also that night, I experienced first hand what "cold summer night" really is (temperature-wise of course).
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