Dad arrived safely and settled into the hotel. We were staying at Causeway 353 on Little Collins Street. The hotel itself was well positioned but lacked in customer service which was a great shame. I left Dad in the hotel so that he could have a quick snooze after his 24 hour flight and headed off on possibly the most unusual tour to date - The Neighbours set.
After eventually finding the office at the other end of Flinders Street, I caught the minibus to Erinsborough. Our tour guide was called Gerry, a young Irish chap who was full of enthusiasm. I had read some negative reviews about the tour and about Gerry but I enjoyed his commentary although he did become a little repetitive at times. As we approached Ramsay Street, we were informed that they were filming 'on location'. Apparently they’re only allowed to film on the street one day a week in order to prevent the actual residents of the street from being disturbed. We were asked to keep quiet but were allowed to stand at the bottom of the street watching Susan and Sonya film their scenes. It was pretty exciting, even if the scene itself was quite dull with Susan placing rubbish in the wheelie-bin. According to Gerry it's very rare that tours get to watch filming. Luckily for us, we didn't get to miss out on taking photos of the street either as Gerry kindly drove us back to the street once the actors had headed off for lunch.
In the meantime, Gerry drove us to 'Erinsborough' where we were able to take photos of 'Dial-a-Kyle', 'Fitzgerald Motors' and 'Grease Monkeys' before meeting the actor that plays Chris Pathos who was happy to answer any questions and didn't take himself too seriously! All in all it was a great day. I would've liked to have seen 'Lasciders' 'Harolds' and 'Charlie's' but I wouldn't have got to see some live filming.
Overall it was a great afternoon out of the city and a cheesy trip for any Neighbours fan!
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