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Seeing Melbourne on and from a high 從高處看墨爾本

While I remember, I should write about my two occasions of seeing Melbourne from high up back in October.  補記10月初兩次從高處看墨爾本的不同體驗。 The first occasion was 2nd October, the first day of daylight saving (summer time). It was one of the few sunny days back then, and the government dining rebate gave us an incentive to try out a rooftop bar for the view and the food.  首先是10月2日,夏令時間實行的第一天,天氣難得放晴,再加上有政府餐飲津貼,我便帶太太到一家天台酒吧試菜和看日落。 We were delayed by transport, and we just made it to this bar on the 40th floor at the official sunset time so we managed to catch the last glimpse of that day's sunset.  由於乘車有延誤,我們到達這家位於 40樓的酒吧 時剛好是官方的日落時間,讓我們看到日落的最後一刻。 The skies turned dark very quickly and the streets and building began to light up. The constant flow of traffic added liveliness to the scene.  天色很快轉黑,市中心華燈漸上,地面的公路,車輛川流不息,為夜景增添生氣。 My wife and I were too preoccipied with taking photos and only remembered about food and drinks after dark. Reading the menu proved to