May 2023
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The Golden Dragon
The Golden Dragon is a museum of Chinese culture in Australia, located in Bendigo. There’s always been a big Chinese community in Australia, pretty much ever since the Brits and everyone else started arriving. Some of them made a bit… Continue reading
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Bendigo at night
Continuing on with the Bendigo theme. Since I stayed the night there, I didn’t miss the chance to have a wander around the city centre later in the evening with my camera and tripod. To be honest though, it wasn’t… Continue reading
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Nebuchadnezzar II, boxing, and the gold rush
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского Nebuchadnezzar II, boxing and the gold rush — what do they have in common? Bendigo is a city in our state of Victoria, pretty much smack bang in the middle. It’s… Continue reading
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Exotic autumn trees
When I say “exotic” trees for Australia, I mean European ones — the kind that actually change colour and drop their leaves in autumn. Aussie trees don’t muck around with that sort of thing; they just stay green all… Continue reading
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Album for Girls – Fashionable Dresses and Interiors
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского And not just fashionable – we’re talking top of the line, elite stuff, for the richest of the rich. But there’s a catch… it’s the fashion from the mid to late 19th… Continue reading
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Water and rocks
Текст на русском находится внизу страницы, после английского There’s this stretch of ocean coastline we’ve got called the George Bass Coastal Walk. By the way, George Bass was a British sailor, surgeon, explorer, and cartographer of Australia. Back in the… Continue reading
