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22 Cool Things That Melbourne Just Does Really Well

Sorry London, your cool game is slipping.

1. Melbourne does rooftop bars like no other.

2. This beach could be your front garden.

3. And on the topic of being by the water, let's just take moment to appreciate how pretty the Melbourne suburb of Docklands is.

4. The quirky pop-ups are just beyond.

5. Melbourne's unofficial hipster motto is "eco first and forever".

How to recycle old suburban trains in Melbourne.

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What you're looking at here is Easey's - three retired Melbourne train carriages recycled into a burger restaurant overlooking the city.

Environmental sustainability is at the core of Melbourne. From hostels suggesting you save the plastic and offer your Myki card to fellow travellers, coffee discounts when you use a reusable cup, and the City of Melbourne promoting "green walls" across the city, Melbourne is as eco-friendly as it gets. London, you have some serious eco catching up to do.

6. And Melbournians are saving the bees.

7. Melbourne is made for cyclists.

8. Melbournians still look f'ing great through a heatwave.

9. You have a better chance of actually having a summer.

10. Night markets make the summer days feel dreamy and neverending.

11. Sorry London, but Melbourne owns brunch.

12. Melbourne is actual HEAVEN ON EARTH for coffee snobs.

13. You can hang out in a laneways and it's not anything dodgy.

14. Melbourne's got a sense of humour when it comes to its street names.

15. Some city centre transport is free!

16. And on adorable retro trams!

17. Melbourne gives its residents a day off to go watch horse racing.

18. The street art is on every corner.

19. The Great Ocean Road is on your doorstep.

20. The wildlife is a little more exotic.

21. Vegans will never go hungry in Melbourne.

22. And city sunsets really don’t come much better than Melbourne’s.

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