Cultured Out

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Geo: -35.281, 149.149

We slept in until 9am which is unusual for us, a bit windy but the sun is shinning and we are ready for another day. Set off at 10.30am for the National Portrait Gallery.

Wonderful portraits of the famous Australian's like Dame Nelly Melba, The White Mouse - Nancy Wake, Gough Whitlam and heaps of others.

The In the Flesh exhibition was clever, charming and in some instances confronting. Very well done.

The High Court was a short walk from this and we had a good look around it, what a massive place and would be quite daunting for a lay person to be in court there, like the Kerrigans from The Castle.

The Art Gallery was another short walk across a bridge and we saw some remarkeable work, Ramingining artists The Aboriginal Memorial 1987-88,Claude Monet Meules, (Haystacks, midday) 1890, Sydney Nolan Stringybark Creek, Jackson Pollock Blue Poles 1952 and lots more.

We had lunch at the Art Gallery and while trying to leave we walked up to a lift pressed Lower Ground, to get back down to the parking, it stopped for a while so after pressing the phone and a few other buttons we got out on the same floor we had left from. Not good either of us when we are getting tired, Google maps has been a life saver for us getting to places we just have problems getting out of places.

We then drove to Old Parliament House where we had a good look around at the Senate, House of Reps, where the parties worked from and the Prime Ministers Suite, plus heaps of portraits of past Prime Ministers. The Behind the Lines exhibition was great which featured the best political cartoons for 2014.

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Photos

The First Settler's to Australia
Gallery dedicated to the First Settlers

The White Mouse
Nancy Wake, "The only good Germans are the dead ones"

From In The Flesh, Intimacy
This exhibition is only open until 9th March 2015. This one was so life like you felt she would move at any time.

Vulnerability
From In The Flesh, Big Boy have a look at Mick in the back ground

Acceptance
This would be my favourite

High Court of Australia
Massive place with different courts hearing a variety of cases.

Court 1, Constituitional
Were Kerrison's court case was heard!

Sydney Nolans Ned Kelly Gallery
Incredible picture Gallery

Blue Poles
Mick wanted to see this one but could not understand the hype around it.

Old Parliament House
Great to see where government in the past worked.

Comments

[Anne Naismith]

You look like you are having a wonderful time. Keep enjoying yourselves. Love the entries. Love Annie and John xx

[Kate O'Connor]

Looks like you are both enjoying yourselves, great pictures! xxxooo

[Trevor]

Now that's a little one prick........no not you Mick !

[Mick]

Wouldn't mind a few of these hanging on the walls at home.

[muzoconnor]

Hi, yes we are having a great time and the weather has been just beautiful, with no rain.Love to all Marie and Mick