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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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I was privileged to be part of Lesley Whyte Photography's #MyAuckland VIP Day Tour on Saturday 30 September 2017.
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On my last day in Auckland (Day 3), I wandered around High St and Queen St. Sad to be flying back later in the day!
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Auckland at night is a strange city at night full of wondrous visions that I never encounter during the day.
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Sunset over the volcanic peak of Mt Wellington, overlooking the suburb of Stonefields built on the site of an old quarry.
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Mission Bay is a seaside suburb on Tamaki Drive with a nice fountain and some shops. Nearby is Bastion Point.
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Located just to the west of Viaduct Harbour, Wynyard Quarter has been progressively converted for residential apartments.
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Devonport is a harbourside suburb on the North Shore of Auckland, and hosts the Naval Base. It has great views of the harbour into the city.
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Had lunch at a place called The Landing at Riverhead, where Lesley spent her childhood. Best steak I have ever eaten - perfectly cooked.
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Muriwai Beach featuring black sand and a gannet colony on a large rock. We were there at low tide and the weather was overcast and rainy.
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From Albert Park, I explored Auckland City, starting from Khartoum Place where there is a memorial to the Women's Suffrage movement.
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Auckland University is located next to Albert Park. It is the largest, most comprehensive and highest-ranked university in New Zealand.
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Landed in Auckland last night. I had the morning to myself, so decided to explore Albert Park and the Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.
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We did a Lord of the Rings Tour of New Zealand in April 2004 as part of Red Carpet Tours and visited many of the film locations.
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The "Action Figure" Version of the Lord of the Rings features action figurines re-enacting various scenes from the movies during our tour.
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Today is the "optional activities" day of the tour before we flew from Queenstown to Auckland. Some of us went on the Dart River Safari.
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We travelled from Te Anau to Queenstown, stopping by at Deer Park Heights, Arrowtown, Twelve Mile Delta, and Amon Hen.
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Today is a LOTR free day, as we travelled from Te Anau to visit the famous Milford Sound, and then returned back to Te Anau.
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We left Cromwell to head off towards Mavora Lakes. In the afternoon, we arrived at the lakeside town of Te Anau.
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We left Twizel for Ben Ohau Station, then a pine forest (Flight to the Ford). We also visited Bonspiel Station and finished up at Cromwell.