Tuesday 28 August 2012

Queen Victoria Market Discovery Trail

Queen Victoria Market

1. What information can you get at the office and what is the current window display?
Inside you can talk to people and ask information, get brochures, pamphlets etc. the current window display is Gusto! At the state library of Victoria, and Cooking school events at the market.


2. Ask if the lolly shop in the dairy hall get many tourists and what tourists are most likely to buy, and how many types of mixed lollies are on display?
Yes, they buy nougat the most and there are a lot of different types of lollies available.


3. In the meat hall, how much is crayfish per kilo, do all stalls where you see it sell it for the same price and do you see any live ones?
At one place, they were $69 a kilo, they're not all the same price and we didn't see any live ones.


4. What makes organic fruit and vegetables special?
They're fresh and don't come into contact with chemicals.


5. Read the plaque on the ground on the corner of Queen/Therry Street. What was at this 
location and why was it moved?
It was a cemetery and it moved because the market expanded.


6. Walk down the alleyway with the 1880's shops and list 10 different types of shops there.
Feng Shui, Parlour, Thai Massage, Furniture and Homewares, Cafe, Sports, Lollies, Souvenirs, Boutique, Arts and Crafts.


7. Did you see any buskers and what did you buy to eat?
Yes, One rustic, South American playing guitar and one playing some pipes. We bought hot jam donuts.

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