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How fitting that we end the Virtual Easter Tour in one of the most beautiful parts of Australia, the Freycinet National Park in Tasmania.
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we arrived at Tasmania late in the afternoon, and checked into the Freycinet Lodget just in time to witness an absolutely gorgeous sunset.
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We did a great tour of Newcastle exploring areas around town and the beach, including a visit to Newcastle Cathedral.
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Of course we are in Newcastle today, and once again just in time to witness an absolutely gorgeous sunrise.
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On our Gold Coast tour, we relaxed around the Surfer's Paradise area, and had a chance to admire to skyscrapers.
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We arrived at the Gold Coast late last night, but just in time to catch this beautiful sunrise over Surfer's Paradise.
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We did a tour around Darwin, mainly around the Waterfront area and the Bicentennial Park but also visiting the World War 2 Oil Tunnels.
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We made it to Darwin, and woke up the next morning to catch a glorious sunrise over the waterfront area of the city.
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We are doing a quick tour of Perth, with the aid of a time travel machine. We also explored Burswood casino and Swan Bell Park.
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We had dinner and wandered around Adelaide at night. The city looks very different, almost like a magical wonderland.
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We spent the day doing a tour of Adelaide. Adelaide combines a rich heritage with a modern architecture and a beautiful riverbank.
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We spent the morning foraging the eclectic Adelaide Central Market looking for breakfast. It is always buzzing with life and colour.
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Melbourne Zoo (also known as the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens) is located about 4km north of the city and easily accessible by tram.
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We spent the morning wandering around the streets of Melbourne. The city has amazing architecture and feels like a European city.
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We are checking out the Melbourne street art early in the morning, before the pesky tourists arrive and watching the artists at work.
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We did a quick Canberra tour, starting with the Parliament House, then cycling around Lake Burley Griffin, finishing at the Triangle.
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Good Morning Canberra! We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise, so we decided to watch the balloons float across the nation's capital.
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Last stop for the day. We spent the afternoon at Red Cow Farm. The 1820’s cottage is surrounded by an abundant Cottage Garden.
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Robertson is a village nestled above Macquarie Pass and the Illawarra Escarpment. The movie Babe was shot here.
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The 665 metre long Sea Cliff Bridge (opened in 2005) is a highlight along the Grand Pacific Drive and the bridge has become an icon.
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Coalcliff Beach is not well known except to locals, and located just north of the famous Seacliff Bridge and about 24km from Wollongong.
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We have decided to go on a Virtual Easter Tour highlighting places we have visited in the past, starting on Good Friday 10 April 2020.
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We returned back to Tasmania on 1-5 May 2018 and mainly visited the Freycinet National Park, the MONA museum, and Hobart.
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I wandered down to St. David's Park, then explored Salamanca Market, then wandered though Parliament Square and Franklin Square.
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We returned back to Hobart and wandered around the city in the afternoon. It was interesting to see what has changed since our last visit.
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We made a last tour of MONA exterior in the afternoon before leaving. I particularly liked the Spectrum Chamber connecting to Amarna.
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PHAROS is the new wing of MONA, and built to evoke the ancient lighthouse of Alexandria. It is more a theme park of ideas and installations.
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The general collection in MONA is called MONANISM. It tends to vary over time, but a few pieces really stood out for me.
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Cloaca Professional mimics the human digestive system, through a set of chambers that progressively break down human food into poop.
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Hound in the Hunt is an exhibition of various paintings at MONA, and the technique for creating them developed by Tim Jenison.
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The exterior of MONA, or the Museum of Old and New Art, has a few large scale sculptures and the museum architecture is also interesting.
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We walked around Hobart at night after dinner. We walked along Collins St and then back along Macquarie St.
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Ibis Styles is a brand new budget hotel located in central Hobart, with a modern Asian restaurant called Mr. Good Guy.
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Callington Mill is a Lincolnshire tower mill built in 1837, the third oldest windmill in Australia. It has recently been restored.
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Ross is a historic and pretty village in the heart of Tasmania. There is a bridge here as well as many historic buildings.
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Friendly Beaches is a camping ground famous for beautiful, long, white sand beaches. A boardwalk takes us to the viewing platform.
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We stopped by at the Freycinet National Park Visitor Centre. There is a boardwalk from the Visitor Centre to the Ranger Creek camping ground.
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Today we checked out of the Freycinet Lodge and took a few photos around the Lodge including Richardson's Beach.
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We retired back to the Freycinet Lodge for dinner at Richardson's Bistro. There wasn't much of a sunset, just a gradual fading of the light.
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Honeymoon Bay is situated right next to the Freycinet Lodge and has a huge granite rock that looks like it was thrown there by a baby giant.
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Cape Tourville has a lighthouse. From the boardwalk we can see The Nuggets, two tiny islands where birds nest.
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Sleepy Bay sounds slike something out of an Enid Blyton Famous Five book (no smugglers though). We descended down to Little Gravelly Beach.
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We opted to do the Wineglass Bay lookout walk which takes us to a short, fairly steep climb to the saddle between Mt Amos and Mt Mayson.
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We checked in, and had time to enjoy dinner and the lovely sunset at Freycinet Lodge which was really striking.
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Devil's Corner has a lookout from which we can view the Moulting Lagoon wetlands, The Hazards and Freycinet Peninsula.
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We returned to Japan in 5-15 March 2018, and started from Osaka, then south to Kyushu visiting Nagasaki, ending with a day trip to Himeji.
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On our last day in Osaka, we wandered around the block from the hotel and ended up in Osaka Station City, a large shopping mall.
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On our return back to the station, we couldn't resist stopping by at a Hello Kitty themed cafe called Cafe de Miki.
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Koko-en (好古園) is a Japanese garden next to Himeji Castle. It was constructed in 1992 at the site of the lord's west residence.
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Himeji Castle (姫路城) is the largest and most visited castle in Japan, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was fully restored in 2015.
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Himeji is the second largest city in Hyogo and is famous for Himeji Castle and Kokoen garden. There are many statues on Otemaedori.
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We visited the Umeda Sky Building for dinner, and then afterwards go to the rooftop to experience cityscapes of Osaka at Night.
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We are travelling from Huis Ten Bosch to Osaka. We checked out of the hotel, made our way back to the Huis Ten Bosch station.
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On our last night at Huis Ten Bosch we stayed back to watch the evening parade and soak up the atmosphere.
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We wandered around Huis Ten Bosch in the afternoon to catch any final sights or attractions that we missed on the first day.
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Super Trick Art is yet another of those 3D art places that you pose in front of. The lighting is a bit dark in places.
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The Game Museum at Huis Ten Bosch contains a display of various gaming consoles past to present as well as various arcade machines.
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The Porcelain Museum at Huis Ten Bosch is full of rooms of porcelain displays, a second hall with upholsteries and a third hall with pottery.
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"Harbor Town" in Huis Ten Bosch has theme park attractions, the Huis Ten Bosch castle, and a replica of a Dutch ship called De Liefde.
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The Flower Road at Huis Ten Bosch features windmills, tulips, the Delftsebrug bridge, and a cheese shop called Cheese Waag.
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The Night Lights in Huis Ten Bosch are very colourful with a lot of the buildings lit up, with "light" flowing from the Domtoren.
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Thriller and Attraction Cities in Huis Ten Bosch contain a variety of theme park attractions surrounded by a fountain.
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The Amsterdam Square in Huis Ten Bosch evokes the famous Dam Square with a European village adjacent to it.
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The Stadhuis replica in "Amsterdam Square" in Huis Ten Bosch has a magnificent crystal and glass museum called "Gyaman Gallery".