Melbourne

Had to go to Melbourne for the USMLE exam. Luckily Sukanth was still there for one more week – looks like we meet up every where across the globe now. Asked Narendra to join us from Brisbane.

Spent the first day by myself as Sukanth was working and Narendra’s flight was due only in the evening. So walked about the central city. In the evening all of us went for a quick trip around few suburbs. One of the places reminded me of London- with all the Indian restaurants and Punjabi shops. Had dinner in a nice Indian restaurant.

Next day we rented a car and left for Mount Buller, a mountain about 250 miles from Melbourne. The journey was stunning with lush green landscapes. Think Australia and most of us think sunshine and beaches. So surprised to see green mountains and snow – looking almost like the Scottish countryside.

It was snowing at the mountain and we had to rent some protective clothing. So many guys skiing there – looked like a fun game but did not try as did not want to end up with a broken leg, especially as I do not have a medical insurance here. Went up in a ropeway car. It was freezing cold and visibility was only few metres. Played with snow until we got tired. Especially was fun to roll around the slope in snow. After that had a hot coffee before getting back to Melboune.