Melbourne's city streets hum with the sound of construction and machinery.  Movement is constantly diverted by workers digging into the footpath.  Cranes above overshadow pedestrians, and layers of scaffolding obscure buildings.  Anti-vaccination protesters dominate these streets now, passers-by cough in your direction, cops are visible on most street corners, and late-night revellers vomit into gutters.  

I often feel a strong sense of alienation and anxiety in this city; by the streets, sounds, and culture.