Parkes

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Took a quick trip to Parkes to see Dave. Only an hours flight from Sydney and $200 return. Can't believe I drove for 5 - 6 hours last time to visit.

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Parkes
The thriving metropolis that is Parkes.

The real Parkes Airport
Pretty obvious I suppose. Dave's house is much bigger.

1st Stop
During this trip, Dave decided to give me a tour of the town. First stop was a beer at the Grand Hotel.

2nd Stop
We then went for a beer at the Railway Hotel.

3rd Stop
As the Parkes Hotel was just down the road, we thought we'd stop by for a beer.

4th Stop
We then nipped into the Parkes Bowling Club for a beer.

5th Stop
Dave then thought we should go to the other bowling club so I could see the difference. So we had a beer at the Parkes Bowling & Sports Club.

6th Stop
Dave said the Parkes Services & Citizens Club have the biggest beef schnitzel. Not sure compared to what, just the biggest. So we thought we'd have one, and then wash it down with a beer.

7th Stop
The Cambridge Hotel have pretty good food apparently. Having already eaten we thought we'd just have a beer.

8th Stop
The Commercial Hotel is a well known pub in the area. We went in to have a beer.

9th Stop
The Parkes Leagues Club has a big screen to watch all the League games. As no games were on that night we just went in and had a beer.

10th Stop
We went to the Coachman Motel to have a beer. Alas it was closed & so was everything else. Just as well as there were another 3 stops after this one. We settled on a 6 pack to take home.

Tourist Attractions of Parkes
Don't let the fact that I had to send an email to the webmaster to have Parkes added as a destination fool you. This town is filled with attractions to tempt the most well travelled tourist.

I will list them in alphabetical order:
1. Parkes Radio Telescope as featured in the movie "The Dish".
That is all.