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Hey you!
Glad to see you out and about! It looks like lovely weather out there.
The Shrine of Remembrance must have been a fantastic place to visit and intimidating with all that it holds. How cool it was to have been able to talk with Alan and that he could share information with you.
And no you don't ruin the skyline lol. ;)
The first pic you look more energetic than in the last one of you. Those stairs really did kick your butt eh? :P
The air must have been lovely at the botanical. I must say... you didn't share enough about this place. Stop being selfish! :P LOL. I will bug you about it when you wake up :P
Meuf!
Yes the weather certainly improved as the day went on and it warmed up to like 23 C so was lovely in the sun, I had to take my hoody off as I was walking around, much to the pleasure of the Melbourne locals for seeing such a fine specimen amongst them 😂
The Shrine of Remembrance really was a powerful place, especially when heading down to the crypt. Some of the artistry and words used really got to me and halted me in my tracks. You really can't imagine some of the horrors from the front line.
Alan is an absolute legend, plain and simple and had more energy than me by the time I got to the top! I'm not the greatest with selfies but think that turned out alright in the end! There were a few people queueing up to get their pictures. Not for thr view mind, because they know how awesome I am 😂
Haha I don't know what else I could've shared about it when the pictures tell a thousand words 😛 :foxyemoji: what else do you want to know about it? awaits the "bugging" 😁
Squuuueeeeroarrrrr
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A fine specimen indeed! I don't think there are many pale people over there with all that sun they have :D
It's not something I want to imagine, it is too much for someone to endure, and no one should have gone through any of that. War is a very ugly thing and so destructive before, during and after. It's horrible and that is a light word in comparison :(
Go Alan! Elderly people can be amazing! Don't worry about your selfies, you look great! Just admit it, you prefer people looking at you rather than the skyline. ;p :D
I'm guessing the botanical garden is way different from what I seen. The ones I have seen in Montreal and a few other places had these statuettes made of plants. It showed animals, people, so many things all built with wood and flowers.
Grabbed that from google images. I used to have a few pics but I think I lost them when I moved. Just check out Montreal botanical garden google images. There's quite a few showing.
https://www.google.com/search?q=montreal+botanical+garden&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=Pwt55-EfAv6kDM%253A%252C_3rc8QlNeu5RKM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kTb2IIh4VH8lnb4SXhAg3l8lck1dg&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjmjo2Uyc_hAhWFvp4KHd0qBHQQ9QEwA3oECAgQCA#imgrc=Pwt55-EfAv6kDM:&vet=1
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with me it is WW2 and the 2 major crusades ...
Atrocities really
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yes but i am somehow connected to them somehow .. i am pretty confident that if reincarnation is a thing i was present ....
How is it going so far? How was the flight. Do you like it? We're just got back home from Ghana. So happy to be home :)
Hey @for91days! Ah the flight haha! It was a mammoth journey and quite an adventure, I wrote about it the day before this one when I arrived - you won't believe some of the stuff that happened haha! Here you go!
Welcome home man, hope you really enjoyed yourselves! Rest up, recharge and get ready for the next one 🙂
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Ah thanks a lot @travelfeed and @for91days 😊
Plans have changed dramatically now since last night and may be off on another "sub-adventure" from Tuesday... Hope my body clock sorts itself out for then as I may be on a 5 day hiking trip to help my friend out I'm staying with! We shall see... 🤔 🙂
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Looking forward to read about your side adventure on the side :)
Hehe it's like some "adventure inception" going on here - an adventure within an adventure. Guess that's the traveller's life hey 🙂
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Keep on trucking nicky...
Might be doing a bit of trucking from Tuesday actually. Things have developed quite substantially since last night when my friend made it back from a conference. Watch this space!
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When Alan asks for a selfie, you take a selfie! Haha, looks like great fun so far! Can't wait to see all of the rest of the travels!
You do what Alan asks lol! War veteran and absolute legend that he is! Things just got a lot more interesting with travel developments now, latest Actifit Report explains all 🙂
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Another curie! Fantastic. Coming back to have a proper read tomorrow.
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Is that a prediction? Is c-squared part of curie then? I'm grateful for the feature on their showcase today! Wasn't expecting that dose of awesomeness 😀
Hope you enjoy it when you come back
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OMG I mis-wrote. Sorry. Here's to hoping that @curie pick up this post. 😉
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Ah thanks for the well wishes on curie! Can only hope but I love writing travel blogs, feels like I have a permanent journal of my trip (if I can remember to write them) 🙂
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I am back and am reading properly, not just skimming :D
So, here's the first thing that jumps out at me - about the sanctuary and the approach to WW II
As was South Africa and its participation - pushed by Gen Smuts caused an even bigger rift between Afrikaners (Dutch) and English. The former were more inclined to support the Germans - that is an interesting bit of history to read when you are so inclined. And yes, the involvement of the Aus (and Anzac) armed forces in various conflicts is little known - I heard about some from a longtime Aus colleague who worked in the diplomatic corps and then for the Uni I worked with. Very interesting.
Those gardens are beautiful. I love it that they commemorate the people who looked after them. My Dad ran a botanical garden in Grahamstown for most of my childhood and into my adult life - so about 20+ years. Nothing in those gardens to remember him, or his predecessors by. He was the last and the property has now been sold to Rhodes university.
I suspect you will keep posting - you have folk following you who want to know and, more to the point - you like doing it!
Here's to the next one!
Cheers
Fiona
Hope you are enjoying the land down under! It's nice to be seeing shots of the old homeland! Anyway, I hope you are taking the opportunity to eat some really nice food down there as well! Great Asian food, or fusion cooking... Melbourne is also home to a huge Italian migrant community as well!
It's treated me well so far and a big adventure starts tomorrow so looking forward to that and sharing it here! I had some Thai the other day and it was very yummy 😋 did hear about the shooting last night though in center of Melbourne, that's tragic 😔