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Trip to Australia October 2023 - Part 10 (and final) - d'Arenberg cube and Adelaide

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After our trip on the River Murray, we drove home via McLaren Vale to see the d'Arenberg cube which houses a Dahli exhibition. The Cube is on the d'Arenberg wine estate.  The building was the idea of Chester Osborne in 2003. The cube-shaped building was inspired by the complexities and puzzles of wine-making. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to view the exhibition, but we were free to walk around outside. There was another exhibition of sculptures by an artist called Greg Johns View from the vineyard garden The following are just a few photos from around the city of Adelaide that I took one day. Adelaide City Dahli's Triumphant Elephant Finally, a sulphur-crested cockatoo spotted when I went for a walk with my sister Pauline on my last day. My favourite view of the River Torrens. This is Part 10 (and final).  To see Parts 1-9 see "Archive" on the left panel. I hope you have enjoyed seeing some of my photographs from my trip to Australia last year.  I took many m

Trip to Australia October 2023 - Part 9 - Barossa Valley trip

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 With my two sisters. Pauline and Emma with Peter driving us, we all took a trip to the Barossa Valley and had an overnight stay in an hotel.  These are some of the places we visited, although I have not recorded all of the names.  We had a great time. We stopped for tea and cake at Maggie Beer's.  Magggie Beer is a well-known Australian TV Cook. A beautiful dam which we were able to walk around Turtles in the dam There was a small exotic bird enclosure This peacock was walking outside an enclosure Eventually, he displayed his beautiful fan feathers This red gum tree was the first Australian home of Friederich Herbig who lived there with his wife Caroline and the first two of their 16 children.   As the family grew Friederich Herbig built a .two room hut nearby The tree is estimated to be 500 years old with a height of 24 metres and a diameter of seven metres. Barossa Bush Chapel On our way home, we stopped off at The World's Largest Rocking Horse.  It stands at over 18 metres

Trip to Australia October 2023 - Part 8 - River Murray trip.

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 I had a special birthday last August, and Pauline and Peter treated me to a lunch trip on the River Murray on the Paddleboat Captain Proud.   It was a wonderful trip and a most memorable day.  We had called at Murray River - the town on the river bank - a week or so before our boat trip, so the first few photos are from that visit.  The River Trip The Captain Proud Many thanks to Pauline & Peter for a most memorable trip. This is Part 8 of my trip to Australia 2023 - for Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, see 'Archive' on the left panel.