During the weekend we visited the downtown area. It is HUGE. Denver is a shadow compared to Melbourne. The population is 4 million, the whole state of CO is 4mill. Chicago's population is 2million and the state of IL is about 12mil.
We went to the 88th floor of the largest residential building in the world, the Eureka Tower. It is a total of 92 stories high. It uses a neat water balancing system to stabilize it during high winds. The last 10 stories have gold plated windows. When it was completed in 2006, the mid-level (floors 82-87) pent houses sold for 7mil. null, it was neat. Not quite as tall as the Sears Tower, Sears is 443m and the Eureka is 300m.
Melbourne is like NYC in a way. There are the cluster ethnic areas. The Target Centre, for example is in "china town".
Target was crazy, more like a department store. It had 3 floors with escalators. As far as product selection, not nearly as accommodating as what Americans are used to. We are so spoiled. I have to say, it is a luxury to be able to purchase food, cleansers, clothing, plants and washer fluid in one tidy and convenient location.
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