Travel

We went to the Australian National Portrait Gallery while in Canberra in March. There were two two exhibitions on show. The first was of finalists in the inaugural, 2020 Darling Portrait Prize sponsored by the Australian National Portrait Gallery. The prize is named after L. Gordon Darling, the Founding Patron of the Gallery and the winner receives … [Read more...] about More Culture in Canberra

We were lucky enough to get to this exhibition which was on at the National Gallery of Australia from 13 December 2019 to 13 April 2020. It's been unlucky; first with bushfires forcing closure and now Covid-19. So, we count ourselves lucky. We went to pre-book tickets on the 10th of March thinking we might need to wait until the next day to visit, … [Read more...] about Matisse & Picasso

Serendipitously rather than pre-planned we were in Canberra for the Canberra Balloon Spectacular. They've been doing this every March for thirty years now and this year ran from the 7th to 15th. People can take rides for over $300. I wouldn't! Others take to kayaks on the lake to get a closer look. They take off from the lawns of Old Parliament … [Read more...] about Canberra Balloon Spectacular

So, we managed to get to Canberra before the country shut down for Covid-19. We stayed in New Acton, at an Airbnb within the Ovolo Nishi hotel complex. It looked a bit like a mega city apartment block outside our front door. But we had great views from our balcony; here's the lake and National Museum of Australia. To the left we had a view of the … [Read more...] about Canberra Visit

I found the vegetation on our walks in Tassie very interesting and lots of the flowers very pretty. Some of them had information boards close by although sometimes it was difficult to match up trees and names. Like a lot of native Australian plants you have to look closely to really appreciate the beauty of some of these. Some of the photos … [Read more...] about Plants In Tasmania

Our last day at the Pump House, on the 14th of November 2019, began in spectacular fashion with this rainbow as seen from the Shore House. As you can see the weather had finally cleared up for our drive back to Hobart. It came and went over the lake - close to the water - for a long time. A fitting farewell. On the drive back we decided to … [Read more...] about Back To Hobart