After the chaos of Delhi, the Jal Mahal (“Water Palace”) in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, was totally unexpected. The palace and the lake around it were renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber. The palace is now abandoned. …
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Postcard from Australia: the Wine Press – le pressoir à vin
We were lucky enough to be present when friends in the Bellarine in Victoria were pressing their personal harvest of shiraz grapes. Everyone had a turn at activating the press (and tasting the juice!). Nous avons eu de la chance d’être présents lorsque nos amis dans le péninsule de Bellarine dans l’état de Victoria pressaient leur petite …
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Postcard from Australia – Vue Grand
I was amused to see see this hotel in Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria called Vue Grand. It might have a grand view, but the French version isn’t quite correct. It was built in 1881. J’étais amusée de voir cet hôtel à Queenscliff sur la péninsule de Bellarine dans l’état de Victoria qui …
Postcard from Australia – Geelong Library & Gallery
This futuristic-looking 9-storey building is the new Geelong Library and Heritage Centre which opened at the end of last year. In the photo below, you can see it’s reflection in the globe next to the Geelong Art Gallery where we were lucky enough to see an exhibition of Australia’s best-known impressionist painter, Arthur Streeton,intitulé Land …
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Postcard from Australia – A House in the Trees in Drysdale
This lovely house in Drysdale in the Bellarine Peninsula south of Melbourne, set among shady trees, is another home exchange. It was built as a parsonage in 1888. Cette belle maison entourée d’arbres à Drysdale dans la péninsule de Bellarine au sud de Melbourne, est un autre échange maison. Construite en 1888, c’était à l’origine …
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Postcard from Australia – Two Survivors
Loch Ard was a clipper ship bringing immigrants from England that was wrecked at Mutton Bird Island just off the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, in 1878 during a storm. Only two of the 54 people on board survived: 18-year old Eva Carmichael, one of a family of 8 Irish immigrants, and ship’s apprentice Tom Pearce, both of …
Postcard from Australia – Great Ocean Road, Victoria
We were a bit worried this morning when we woke to overcast weather as we were to drive along the mythical Great Ocean Road in Victoria. But we needn’t have worried. Although we had mist and light rain when driving, they disappeared each time we got out of the car. The most famous eroded rock formations …
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Postcard from Australia – Melbourne Arcades
Melbourne has a number of beautiful arcades, including the Royal Arcade built in 1869, with the mythical statues of Gog and Magog and Block Arcade, built in the 1880s thanks to the gold rush, with its Victorian Hopetown Tea Rooms. The more recent Melbourne Central Mall (last photo), with its tower and atrium, is the city’s largest …
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Postcard from Australia – The Opera House
After the Harbour Bridge yesterday, here is Sydney’s second icon – the Opera House. Après le pont “Harbour” ici, voici le deuxième icône de Sydney : l’Opéra.
Postcard from Australia: Gulls in a row – Mouettes en ligne
Our first few days in Sydney have been busy catching up with family and friends but today we played the tourists and walked from The Rocks to the Opera House and up into the Domain. Feels good to be in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Nos premiers jours à Sydney se sont passés …
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