melbourne v1.1

lydia called from the airport when we arrived in melbourne and she snagged us a double room @ the stork hotel. it is melbourne's second oldest hotel, and dates back to the victorian gold rush when it was the last stop between port melbourne and the goldfields. it was also a hangout of the famous ned kelly gang. the rate is high, but only a little worse than dorm rooms in hostels here. the floors are hardwood and the shower is industrial strength. everything seems really old, and the rooms are directly above the pub/check-in desk. it smells like marysville. after the first night we squeezed into a single to save some money. we are trying to curb our spending here after being so free in thailand. other than the room change we just had a boring day of laundry. i was tired of doing the scratch and sniff clean test on my clothes. everything was failing, and i felt like i was back in room 324 with allan during exams.