The Monet exhibition is showing till January 2009 so that's heaps of time. And the lost buddhas look interesting too but that's a separate exhibition, so if you wanna see that too let me know!

And yes Melbourne is still going ahead so if you dont mind squishing into one room for 2 nights (or staying with your sister) then you just need to get flights and tickets. Which reminds me that I need to get tickets!