July 2003 saw us heading Down Under. We had two fun filled weeks in Oz, spending six days in Melbourne and Victoria, and eight days in Sydney and New South Wales.
This series of 141 photos walks you down our travels in Melbourne and Victoria. You will see pictures from Melbourne city, the Blue Dandenongs, the Puffing Billy Railway, Ballarat and The Great Ocean Road.
I was to have written an article with the pictures interspersed into the text, as I had done for my other articles:
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76. Feeding parrots by hand Our coach driver cum tour guide then produces a bag of birdseed, and then the...
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77. King parrot eats out of the hand A king parrot eats out of the hand of another tourist. Just to recall,...
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78. Rainbow lorikeet This rainbow lorikeet (yet another type of parrot) landed rather...
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79. King parrot A king parrot surveys the scene with an air of majesty.
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80. Sunlight through the bush. The birdseed over, the birds disappear as suddenly as they had...
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81. Puffing Billy at Belgrave The cold and dense mountain air greatly exaggerate the smoke and steam...
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82. Puffing Billy locomotive. The lead locomotive of the pair, all steamed up and ready to go. Note...
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83. Meet the crew Oh, for the glories of steam! Many dads (and moms too!) take their...
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84. Puffing Billy diesel locomotive. On certain days, the Puffing Billy train is pulled by a diesel locomotive....
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85. And away we go! The Puffing Billy train sets out. The locomotives are about to be completely...
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86. Approaching Menzies Creek One of the less steamy and quieter parts of the journey, as we...
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87. Awaiting departure at Belgrave. All the staff of the Puffing Billy Railway are volunteers, several of...
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88. Menzies Creek and time to get off. What, Menzies Creek already? Time to leave the train. If one goes on...
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89 Timber trestle bridge. At one stage, the Puffing Billy train runs over a timber trestle bridge. In...
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90. Vending cart at Menzies Creek. Here I am, posing beside a tea and snacks vending card on the platform at...
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91. Puffing Billy seating arrangement. This view with my wife posing was taken at Menzies Creek. This picture...
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92. Sassafras mountain town On the way back to Melbourne from the Puffing Billy, an almost...
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93. Ms. Marples Tea Room This fairy tale wooden cottage in Sassafras houses the Ms. Marples Tea Room,...
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94. Ford Prefect at Sassafras Talking of antiques, I was greatly fascinated by this vintage, though still...
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95. Fairy tale cottage at Sassafras Another view of the typically Swiss looking wooden fairy tale cottage at...
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96. Ballarat gold smelting works replica Soverign Hill in Ballarat is a delightful theme park which recreates a...
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97. Soverign Hill gold town, Ballarat The old town atmosphere is brought out very effectively at Soverign Hill by...
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98. Soverign Hill metal turning works A metal turning works in Soverign Hill, Ballarat, is set in period...
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99. Gold smelting show-1of 4 The piece de resistance in the Soverign Hill gold theme park at...
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100. Gold smelting show-2 of 4: pouring Image 2 of 4: the liquid gold is poured into a mould.
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