Places to Avoid During the Holidays

Places to Avoid During the Holidays

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Posted 2011-09-20 by Natasha Abrahamsfollow
Whether you love kids or not, you probably don't want to spend your leisure time in venues packed with children, overexcited to be let out of school for two weeks. Here are some of the top spots not to go these holidays if you want to have a peaceful time.

The movies
Weary parents, glad to have a few hours of peace, resort to sending their children to the cinema to catch the latest flicks. Unfortunately, this means you are robbed of a satisfying cinema experience as the film is ruined by children chattering, eating loudly and throwing popcorn at other cinema-goers that tell them to be quiet. If you must go to the movies, make sure to go somewhere children wouldn't dare go in packs, like Cinema Nova or The Astor .

Museums
Every school holidays, Melbourne's largest museums such as Scienceworks, the Immigration Museum and of course the Melbourne Museum unleash a cavalcade of fun school holiday workshops and exhibits. This is great if you have kids that you want to be entertained, educated and out of your hair for a little while; not so great if you are looking for a peaceful museum trip sans screaming children. Save the museum visits for a time when the only children that will be there are tourists and those on school excursions.

Shopping centres
Less likely to be crawling with small children, the entire population of high school kids seems to flock towards shopping centres during the holidays. You can't blame them since there's none other than shopping and partying that appeals to the majority of this age group, but you certainly don't want to be crushed by throngs of giggling teenagers. Two weeks is not a long time to go without a trip to the shopping centre - try to diversify your shopping habits and head to a strip mall such as Chapel Street instead.



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