First time in Oz : Ballarat and Bacchus Marsh


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January 12th 2019
Published: January 24th 2019
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Getting to Australia from Singapore was not so easy! Friend Linda picked me up from Kathy’s to take me to Changi airport for a just-after-midnight flight to Melbourne. She’d just come back from visit her son who’s studying in Melbourne, so we hadn’t had the chance to meet up and it gave us an opportunity to natter on the way. She assured me that I’d love Melbourne and Ballarat. When we ... Read Full Entry



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The Numina sisters
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The Numina sisters
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Sushi for lunch!
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Jean ordering sushi
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Jean and sushi for lunch
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Jean’s collection of cookery books
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Organ recital
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Sandwiches and scones under the trees in the churchyard
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Craig’s Hotel. Where the rich and famous used to stay
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Elegance inside Craig’s Hotel
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List of the rich and famous who stayed at Craig’s Hotel and visited the goldfields
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Jean and friends at one of the organ recitals
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Piles of healthy greens in the farm shop
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Adrian and Carolyn and the special Sunday lunch. Yum!
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Australian food !
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Carolyn with her lovely King Charles Spaniels



24th January 2019

Sooooo enjoyed reading your blog - and recognising the places you were visiting. Fabulous to see you and Carolyn in the photos - brought a lump to my throat. My first visit to Ballarat was in January 1993, when Carolyn was picking up her veil before her amazing wedding. Can't believe that was 25 years ago!!!!!

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