Foot Bridge
This is the new convention centre foot bridge crossing the Yarra River in Melbourne. We have been into Melbourne three times now. First by van, then on foot and most recently by train. The $11 return...
View ArticleMornington Peninsula
This is Cape Schanck on the Mornington Peninsula which we explored after visiting Marc and Sam last weekend. They treated us to our first truly Aussie Barbecue and a wonderful piece of Lamb. Thanks...
View ArticleLivable City
This was shot on our first day in Melbourne which is apparently the worlds most livable city. This week we signed a three month lease in an area called Richmond. The flat is within walking distance of...
View ArticleEndeavour Replica
This is a replica of James Cooks Endeavour which was moored at the Central Pier of Melbournes Docklands. The nights are long these days in Melbourne and my new job has been keeping me busy. We went to...
View ArticleGraffiti City
Melbourne is renowned for its street art. You don’t have to go far to see examples and it always seems to be of a certain standard. Maybe they remove anything which is not up to scratch. It is a pity...
View ArticleMelbourne Tram
This is one of the classic W7 class trams which are free to get on anywhere on the city circle route. Melbourne has the largest urban tramway network in the world with 487 trams on 250km of track. I...
View ArticleYarra River
This is the Yarra River as it flows north-west towards central Melbourne. It is 242km long and its surrounding area is believed to have been inhabited by Indigenous Australians for at least 30,000 years.
View ArticleNew Stonehenge
This is the Esperance Stonehenge in Western Australia which is a full size replica of the Old Stonehenge. I am posting this now for no better reason that we watched a TV program tonight on stonehenge...
View ArticleStone Heads
This was taken on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. It is one of the tourist drives you can take along the coast. The road was punctuated with bits of artwork like this.
View ArticleStreet Art
This is an example of the Street Art in Hosier Lane in central Melbourne, Australia.
View ArticlePuffing Billy
Yesterday we took a ride on the Puffing Billy Railway which runs from Belgrave to Gembrook in Victoria, Australia. It runs on a 2’6″ gauge lines and was built over 100 years ago. As you can see you can...
View ArticleKelly’s Armour
This is Ned Kelly‘s Armour which he used for his final gunbattle with the Victorian police in Glenrowan. He was captured after police realized they could not get through his armour so they shot him in...
View ArticleModel Melbourne
This shows Flinders Street Station, St Pauls Cathedral and Federation Square in central Melbourne. This shot was taken from the Eureka Skydeck which is Australia‘s tallest building. I used tilt shift...
View ArticleChina Town
This is China Town in Melbourne, Australia. We leave the city tomorrow after living here for four months. We plan to drive down to Phillip Island before going along the south coast then heading inland...
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Trinculo Wreck
On our first night out of Melbourne we free camped at the Boolarra Pub. We were warmly welcomed by publicans Ross and Robyn who we drank and danced the night away with into the small hours. The...
View ArticleWood Stop
The weather has been very kind to us since leaving Melbourne. The forecast keeps predicting rain but we have managed to miss it all so far. After much deliberation we decided to take the windy forest...
View ArticleCanberra Skyline
No sooner than we crossed from Victoria into New South Wales we found ourselves in Australian Capital Territory. The home of Canberra and the seat of Australian Government. Canberra is an entirely...
View ArticleThe Dish
This is the CSIRO Radio Telescope in Parkes. It was used in 1969 to receive the pictures of the first Moon landing. Its story was further immortalised in 2000 when it played the star role in the film...
View ArticleLeura Cascades
Since arriving in the Blue Mountains we have been blessed with the warmest of welcomes and an abundance of places to visit. So much so that we are already planning to revisit the area before we leave...
View ArticleOpera House
This building needs no introduction. The Sydney Opera House grabbed my attention from the first moment I saw it. We approached it by walking along the equally impressive Sydney Harbour Bridge. We then...
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