Melbourne Nightlife

This weekend was my first chance to really go out and experience Melbourne nightlife. All in all, it's pretty good. A lot of people are out in the city, and there is every choice of bars, shows, and clubs to go to. Friday night , I went out with my friend to meet a group of people at an 80s night. The music was good... some songs I knew, some I didn't. I guess Aussies have their own 1-hit wonders.

The only bad thing about going out in Melbourne is the drink prices. Beers and mixed drinks are about $8-$9 a piece. That's probably similar to New York City, but coming from Pittsburgh where you can easily find a $1 beer night or some $2 anything specials, it's a little hard to get used to.

Another night, I went to a Pub Trivia game with some of the people in my travel program... and we won. $100 bar tab for our group, thanks to me answering the token US question "What year did Bush take office?"

The funny thing about meeting all these people is they loved my accent. My regular, American accent. What are they thinking??