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Chinese New Year

On Sunday 29 January 2012, to the sound of beating drums and firecrackers, dragons will prance through Melbourne’s Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year.  It is the Year of the Dragon!  And our Millennium Dragon is the longest processional dragon in the world!  It will dance its way around Chinatown, accompanied by other dragons.  The [...]

Top 10 School Holiday Activities – Winter

  With a week of school holidays left, and a week of rain forecast, here are my top 10 school holiday activities for Winter.  If you click on the name of the attraction, it will link to my review of it, a map, website and pricing details. 1.  Melbourne Museum – free entry for kids, [...]

Chinese Museum

If you’ve ever wondered where Melbourne’s dragons live, then the Chinese Museum is the place for you to visit. The kids will love it too.  The colourful dragons emerge at Chinese New Year and Moomba, prancing and dancing, and accompanied by drums and firecrackers. They bring good luck, health and prosperity. They then return to [...]