Up this morning and pack up the van to head off to Melbourne. Quick trip down with no issues, a bit more concentration required with all the traffic around. Got to the van park about 12, and set up the van and then headed off to the city centre, on the tram of course.

Tonight we are going to go to the Melbourne Carols in the Park, at the Myer Music Bowl. Arrived about 4:30 which we thought was early as the show started for real at 8pm. Found even at this time the place was looking a bit full, but we found a place to sit and wait. There were some kids shows on, and Humphrey B Bear was also on, noteably before the TV coverage started. The pre entertainment was OK, bit nothing special.

One thing I did notice, it was nice to see we were not inundated with requests for more money once we got there. The Carols are to support Vision Australia, and yes we paid for tickets, and candles (optional), there was not endless selling of stuff inside the area.

Once the show started for real, all was good and enjoyable, we even managed to sing a few songs. The kids loved Hi 5, and Santas visit. Again Humphrey B Bear was on stage in the ads. We always wondered what happened when the ads were on TV, well, there is another host that comes in and entertains the crowd during this time.

After the show we walked with thousands of others to the trams, and caught our tram home, arriving back after being wished a Merry Xmas (as it was now past midnight), by the tram driver. All very late to bed, but a great night was had by all.