Free Day in Melbourne (January 22)

Saturday was a free day for the course. Students were given a chance to explore the city. I used it as another day to go to The Tennis. I planned ahead and bought tickets for Rod Laver Arena in the evening. It was an awesome environment because the last male and female Aussie players were playing, Bernard Tomic and Sam Stosur. Unfortunately it was not a good day for the people I was cheering. John Isner lost a long 5 set match earlier on Margaret Court Arena and then both Bernie and Sam lost in the night matches. It was a long day of tennis, but once again a lot of fun. We did get to see Nadal play which was fun.

Most of the students used it as a day to look around Melbourne and head to the beach. Many made it to Federation Square to explore and then went to St. Kilda for some shopping and beach time. Jason and a few of the students went to a cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales. It sounded like everyone enjoyed the free day.

One last picture of The Tennis from Margaret Court Arena - check out the skyline