MCG Tour

Thursday, 11 October 2012 

                I walked to the Nunawading station and caught a train into the city.

 

                Once I found the right gate through which to enter, everyone at the MCG was absolutely wonderful! I got on the tour and then immediately we went onto the turf - pretty exciting! 

We saw lots of opulence including training areas, locker rooms, media boxes, etc. 

Some of the coolest things I learned, though, were the following:

• The MCG is the fourth largest sports stadium in the world holding 105,000 people. (The largest in the US is Michigan State - 101,000).
• Throughout the building there are more than 450 security cameras and a jail large enough to hold 100 people in case of emergency.
• It also has a library within, which has the Oldest Dictionary that defines the word Cricket - printed in 1600.
• Also on Match Day, there are 400 chefs on the ground! Crazy!

                After the tour, I went downstairs to the National Sports Museum, which had a spectacular collection of Olympics Memorabilia, as well as the history of Australian Rules Football (Footy).

                One of the coolest parts about the museum, however, is the interactive area called 'Game Time'. It includes a sports writer desk, cycling practice, archery practice, tennis, footy kicks, footy handballs, netball, soccer, and cricket simulation. Damn cool. I wish I had had a kid with me so I could have justified staying longer to play:)

                After I got out I headed to the Queen Victoria Market for one last time, to pic up a few more souvenirs, but alas! The market closed an hour before I got there. Crap.

                I caught a train home, and was picked up by Blake. We headed to the chase for a drink before going to see the movie 'Looper'. That was not what I expected. I'm not prepared to make any judgements until I watch it again and my brain clears up. I love all the actors involved, but it was weird. I even looked at some forums talking through the confusio, but it didn't help. Other than the time travel, there was more supernatural going on that I was thinking. Mom - do NOT watch it. Full stop. Anyway - it made me think.