Tag: Melbourne

The Hook Turn

The “hook turn” is a (legal) driving maneuver that seems to be unique to Melbourne. This description is changed to North American (ie. driving on right-hand side of the road) driving: Let’s say you want to make a left turn, at an intersection. To do so, you would: start in the rightmost lane; drive into…

December 31, 2006
Melbourne Museum and Zoo

Getting back into tourist mode, I visited the Melbourne Museum yesterday, and the zoo today. Both are pretty good. The museum featured a number of different exhibits. One of the most interesting was about “evolution”. Amazingly, they are able to cover the topic without being distracted by “alternate” views from religious fanatics! (Similarly, “global warming”…

December 28, 2006

The Hook Turn