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presso, and then continue north, crossing over Flinders Lane to cafe-filled
Centre Place , a good place to start
street-art spotting.
Cross over Collins St, turn left and enter the Block Arcade ; built in 1891 and featuring etched-glass ceil-
ings and mosaic floors, it's based on Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II plaza. Ogle the window display at the
Hopetoun Tea Rooms. Exit the other end of the arcade into Little Collins St and perhaps grab an afternoon cock-
tail at Chuckle Park.
Across Little Collins, head into Royal Arcade ( Click here ). Wander through to Bourke St Mall, then turn
right and walk until you find street-art-covered Union Lane on the right.
Follow Union Lane out and turn left onto Little Collins, then take a right on Swanston St and walk south to the
Manchester Unity Arcade (1932) on the corner of Collins St. Take a look in this beautiful arcade, then go
back out to Swanston and head east, up the hill, to the 'Paris End' of Collins St. Along the way, admire the 1873
Gothic Scots Church (the first Presbyterian church in Victoria), and the 1866 St Michael's Uniting Church, built
in an unusual Lombardic Romanesque style.
Turn right into Exhibition St, then right into Flinders Lane, and continue until you see Duckboard Place .
Head down the laneway and take your time to soak up the street art before horseshoeing around into ACDC Lane,
past rock 'n' roll dive bar Cherry.
Continue on down Flinders Lane to the street-art meccas of
Hosier Lane ( Click here ) and Rutledge Lane
before finishing with tapas and a drink at MoVida.
Southbank & Docklands
Southbank, once a gritty industrial site, sits directly across the Yarra River from Flinders
St. Behind it is the city's major arts precinct, comprising the NGV International, the Arts
Centre and other organisations such as the Australian Ballet. Back down by the river, the
promenade stretches to the Crown Casino & Entertainment Complex, a self-proclaimed
'world of entertainment', and further on to South Wharf, the newest development of bars
and restaurants. To the city's west lies the Docklands. The once working wharves of Vict-
oria Harbour have given birth to a mini-city of apartment buildings, offices, restaurants,
plazas, public art and parkland. It's early days, but its manufactured sameness has yet to
be overwritten with the organic cadences and colour of neighbourhood life.
NGV International
(
GALLERY
03-8662 1555; www.ngv.vic.gov.au ; 180 St Kilda Rd; exhibition costs vary;
10am-5pm Wed-Mon;
Tour-
ist Shuttle, 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72) Beyond the water-wall facade you'll find an ex-
pansive collection set over three levels, covering international art that runs from the an-
cient to the contemporary. Key works include a Rembrandt, a Tiepolo and a Bonnard. You
might also bump into a Monet, a Modigliani, or a Bacon. It's also home to Picasso's
 
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