Williamstown

After a brief 3 day holiday in Sydney early last week to see my parents who were there for work, my mum came back to Melbourne with me to stay with us for a few nights.  It was so nice to be able to show her around and for her to see where we live and be able to "picture" us when we're having our trans-Tasman phone chats.

We thought we'd taken advantage of my mum being here and do some touristy stuff over the weekend.  We decided to do a river cruise down the Yarra to Williamstown.  Williamstown is a heritage area situated on a point between Hobson's and Port Phillip Bay.  It's a quiet seaside village complete with dozens of restaurants, a quaint harbour, lovely park with views of the city and a few knick knacky gift shops.  Great for a leisurely stroll on a sunny day, icecream in hand.

Not sure I'd be back in a hurry, but it was a great, relaxing little outing on a warm Saturday afternoon and would recommend a visit even just for the hour long ferry ride along the Yarra through Docklands and past Port Melbourne.