Cakelaw's Travel Tales

During our trip to the Northern Territory in May, we visited Kakadu National Park .  There is a lot to love about Kakadu, including the many examples of Aboriginal rock art that are open to the public to view.  We visited Kakadu with an AAT Kings tour group so that we were taken to the relevant places, and had a guide to explain what we were visiting. On day 1, we visited the Nourlangie rock art gallery, which includes the Anbangbang rock art gallery. First up is a man using a woomera to spear a kangaroo: Here is a wallaby, I think: This is a closeup of the man spearing the kangaroo, with the woomera clearly visible: This looks to me like another kangaroo: I am not entirely sure what is going on here, but it looks like a hunting scene to me: One of the most distinct paintings is of this nasty individual, Nabulwinjbulwinj, a spirit who kills females to eat by hitting them with a yam: This is Namarrgon, the lightning man (t...

Verdon Chambers in Collins Street, Melbourne, was the residence of the first manager of the English, Scottish and Australia Chartered Bank, Sir George Verdon.  No expense was spared in its design, and its richness has been restored to its former glory.  Verdon Chambers is now heritage listed so that future generations can enjoy the opulence of the bygone ear of the 1880s, when Verdon Chambers was built. You can read about the history of Verdon Chambers and find out more about the features of the property here .  These blue Venetian tiles are a pleasant surprise in the loggia (a word I only learned a few days prior to touring Verdon Chambers while watching Are You Paying Attention? , when a clip was played of Christopher Pyne, a Federal politician, explaining to Carrie Bickmore of The Project that his favourite household chore is to trim the wisteria in the loggia!!). Apparently the library is haunted: ...

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