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Behind the grid, beneath the branding and beyond the obvious: Melbourne is a city with soul. Step off the city’s symmetrical street-grid in to a hive of back alleys. The city’s Little streets and laneways are seething with plucky bars and boutiques. Melbourne’s unique bar scene includes drinking holes variously known for their music, décor, drama, screenings, theme or lack thereof. Either indicate for a fresh pot to rest on that sodden coaster at a local pub, or move the cocktail monkey to one side to see the faux-bordello schtick of a three-storeys-up bar. Or deconstruct the Fringe show you just saw from the outdoor pop-up shipping-container bar. Plenty of public galleries also populate the city’s laneways; buy an Art Almanac for locations and listings. A few lanes are themselves unofficial galleries: sprayed, stencilled and painted by Melbourne’s guerrilla street artists. Look in Caledonian Lane, Hosier Lane and Centre Way. Scratch any surface of this many-layered metropolis to discover there’s still more to discover. Serendipity is Melbourne’s middle name. Melbourne (Lonely Planet) For more information about what to see and do in Melbourne, visit www.thatsmelbourne.com.au and www.visitmelbourne.com.au Looking for big savings on Melbourne accommodation? Visit Wotif.com where you can book online with instant confirmation
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