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November 27th 2008

Published: November 27th 2008

This is a land of contrasts in more ways than one - we’ve gone from crispy dry 37 degrees to windy damp 7 degrees in the space of three weeks. Deviating from the Newell Highway on our way down to Melbourne, we are now in Canberra, ACT (Australian Capital Territory - a state within a state). I wanted to see the famed city designed by Walter Burley Griffin and we were virtually next door - only t... Read Full Entry

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Hilary Falconer

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The Kiwis are off on their next adventure to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary! First a tour of Slovenia and Croatia then independant travel around southern Italy and Sicily. Then HIS choice of romantic settings - a road trip round Iceland. And of course no flying Kiwis trip would be complete without a sojourn in England including our favourite city - London.... full info

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Burley Griffin's plan

Electronic diarama of Walter Burley Griffin's plan for Canberra in the National Capital Centre

Roses everywhere

Everone is mad about roses here - this fabulous display is the Ladies Rose Garden in Old Parliament House

Collonial architecture

The old bank of New South Wales in Moree on the northern plains - now a regional art gallery

A Walk in the Warrumbungles

resting at the top of Fan's Horizon - 1039 steps up!

the world's only virtual solar system tour!

With the Observatory in the Warrumbungle National Park as the sun, the planets of our solar system are placed at relative distances along roads in the district (me viewing Jupiter!)

Wildlife encounter

Emus on the road up to the observatory - I got such a surprise I dropped the camera and only just got them!

Inside the Warrumbungle Observatory

The Anglo Australian telescope, which is working on Red Shift phenomena...very technical and slightly scary.

The Warrumbungles

Volcanic remnants - great walks and views. Big skinks but no snakes thank goodness.

Gulgong

Funny name for a funny place - an old 1850's gold rush town near Mudgee which looks like nothing has changed since then! The museum was so ramshakle Rhys refused to go in.

Dunns Swamp

an ugly name for a beautiful place - a couple of hours from Mudgee in the Wollemi National Park (Blue Mts)

Dunns Swamp

The lake was formed by a dam for a cement factory, which is now no longer in operation thank goodness.

Nearly

I caught sight of a platypus out of the corner of my eye and only got a photo of it's tracks

Aboriginal cave art

These are hand stencils made by blowing pigment from the mouth. In rock shelters at Dunns Swamp

Shall we buy it?

This barely standing shack was for sale in the very old mining town of Sofala - in the hills on the way between Mudgee and Bathurst.

Sofala

Yes - people were still living in it.

Heritage Town

still a tourist destination, but rapidly falling into disrepair

Wildflowers

near the top of Mt Conobolas, which has alpine climate and plants like manuka and heathers

another gold mining village

Carcoar, which is beautifully preserved, but strangely like a living museum

the old house

I saw this one near Cowra - they all look like they have a story to tell

the new reflected in the old

old bank in Gundagai - still a bank. These lovely old towns in rural NSW keep their history alive

Gundagai

the Post office, the 'new' one after a flood destroyed the town in 1852

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