Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

One of the "must go" places of interest in Melbourne is the Queen Victoria Market (QVM). At 8:30am, my mum and I went to Elizabeth Str to catch tram #57 to Victoria Street, which was a short walk to the QVM.

Across from the tram station, we could immediately smell breakfast and coffee as we walked past several cosy cafes lining the street to the QVM. Then just around the corner is a building housing the gourmet market which sells a good variety of edibles such as candies, bread, sausages, cheese, etc! It was hilarious to hear the Aussie candy stallowner speak Singlish to get our attention.

Outside of the building was a market which had a colorful array of organic fruits and vegetables which prices were not cheap.


Then, a little further on was a huge covered space housing, I believe more than a hundred or more of stalls which reminded us of "Chat-tu-chat" (a weekend flea market) in Bangkok, Thailand except that it was much cooler (in temperature, that is) and had orderly rows of stalls rather than a maze. If you're looking for cheap buys - personalised dog/cat tags, crystal, footwear, bomber jackets and stuff - this is the place.