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Down Under places to visit in

Sydney and Melbourne.

 

It has been around 50 years since my first

and only visit to the Opera House.

  Such a memorable visit and if

you do visit the Sydney Opera House…

 

…you will get a good view of the Harbour Bridge.

When you visit Melbourne the

Victorian National Art Gallery

is situated on Skilda Road,

a short walk from the

Flinders Street Station.   

It is located under the white spire. 

A ten-minute tram ride out to

Saint Kilda Pier is well worth it for

some very nice city skyline views.

If shopping in Bourke Street (CBD)…

 

…why not visit the

Royal Arcade…

…and see Gog and Magog

ring out the hour.

 

The Rod Laver Arena, home to the

Australian Tennis Open,

in January, is literally across

the road from…

…the Melbourne Cricket Ground

where the 1956 Olympics

and the 2006 Commonwealth Games were held.

Regular tours of the MCG and the Sports Museum

are available if you are that way inclined.

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Dome Clock

 

Arched windows in Sydney,

New South Wales.

 

More arches on

Sydney Harbour Bridge…

 

Finally, the main arch of

Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Cee’s

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I would have thought a higher fence

would have been more appropraite for

South African Safari Camps. 

However, this one at

Sauasage Tree Safari Camp

seemed to work.

 

This is the type of fence that I have spent

a life time building and removing…

 

…and these knots are how we join fence wire. 

 

Home made gate

 

Back gates into

Geelong Grammar School

 

Sydney Harbour Bridge

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These young legs were admiring…

…not so young legs.

 

Sunbaking legs in Sydney.

 

 

Walking in the rain.

 

Sunbaking in Geelong

Bare Feet

 

Swamphen legs and feet

 

Sunbaker’s feet

Feeding a vulture at South Africa’s

Moholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre.

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Old Sydney

 

Old Doors

Venice door along the

Grand Canal

(I think)

 

I had heard that Venice is sinking,

however, I did not know the canals were tidal. 

Note the tidal marks on the walls and

then note the floor level at the door

behind the gondolier. 

Some doors were rotting along the bottom

which created an interesting and unexpected odour

to help remember our gondola ride .

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Mid-morning Fog

 

Sydney Harbour Fence

 

Port Fairy Beach

 

Moorabool Valley

from

Bunjil Lookout

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King’s Cross signage.

 

It seems all but I, knew of the

Coca-Cola sign at King’s Cross.

However, I also felt that I was the

only member of our group

who had not, previously,

visited Kings Cross.

 

If Coca-Cola is not your poison then

there is always O’Malleys for a beer.

I you still have not seen anything you like, or want, then

you may prefer this little strip of King’s Cross.

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fountain

an ornamental structure in a pool or lake from which
one or more jets of water are pumped into the air.
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Dubai Mall Fountain

 

Ross Fountain

Butchart Gardens,

Vancouver Island,

British Columbia,

Canada

El Alamein fountain,

King’s Cross

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia.

 

Mirabel Palace Fountain

Salzburg,

Austria

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Last week I published a full version of this street art.

At the time I was fascinated to note that a part of Sydney,

which has, or had, a seedy reputation, to say the least,

also had a police station within 100 metres of

the centre of King’s Cross.

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These types of picnic tables are scattered

along the coastal regions of Geelong

 

Pieces of driftwood make handy seating at

Torquay’s Surf Beaches.

Curved seating at Sydney’s

Manly,

New South Wales

 

Another version of the first image

 

Queensland’s Paronella Park provided

its guests with picnic tables and seating

made of stone, concrete and it’s quite possible

that the wood seats were preceded

by concrete slabs

 

I am reasonably certain that my Grandmother

who then owned our local post office

had a similar bench seat out the front

for locals to sit on while having

a breather and a chat.

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