Profiles of Melbourne!

Here are a few online profiles of Melbourne, so we can begin to get better acquainted from here. Of course, I reckon profiles usually tell us as much about the people writing them as they
do about the places they're writing about, so compare the following and see if you can triangulate some sort of picture of the city for yourself!

http://www.livingin-australia.com/melbourne-profile/

http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/AboutMelbourne/MelbourneProfile/Pages/MelbourneProfile.aspx

In contrast to the official profiles above, here's a blog by someone who lives in Melbourne. Of course, it bears the author's biases, so in this case it often revolves around shopping (which I don't do) and fine dining (which I can't afford), but it does cover a variety of things, from local music to restaurants to street art to trams (that's "cable car" or "light rail" to you); the entries below are specifically meant to introduce strangers to Melbourne characters:

http://ifoundyouinmelbourne.blogspot.com/search/label/melbourne%20dossier

And there are heaps more on the web. Of course, you can also just ask Emily and me. We'll tell you the most important thing you need to know: Melbourne is one of the greatest cities on earth!