I'm going to Wagga Wagga today! Wagga is the local Wiradjuri aboriginal word for crow and to create the plural, the Wiradjuri repeat the word. Thus Wagga Wagga translates as 'the place of many crows'.
The airport was almost like a transit lounge. It was such a beautiful day!
That's Chris, who was so kind to show me around Wagga.
Sorry to say, this was the saddest beach and river I had ever seen. Haha.
He was the only other person, beside us at Wagga Beach. This is surely a lonely beach.
I love old cathedrals, there were heaps of these in Europe.
Hey! The Council Chamber office is open on a Saturday! I wonder who would be working inside.
The interior of the Council Chamber smell funny, kinda musky and old.
Maybe I should donate some money to have my name listed up there.
An Apple shop in Wagga! How cool is that?
It was so peaceful to see the ducks swimming in the pond within the Botanical Gardens.
How about taking some time to reflect?
I love this fountain.
The Jolly Swagman enjoying a nice shower in the warm winter day.
The bronze sculpture reminded of the death marches between Sandakan and Ranau in 1945. I have no clue what was this about.
Behind me is also the home of 18 hole golf course, the Wagga Wagga Country Club.
Lake Albert is an artificial lake near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Covering 125ha, the lake was built in the 1890s on what was known as Swampy Plains and was named after Prince Albert. The sailboat reminded of the song item, Little White Boat during my kindergarten days.
I could just sit here whole day with my iPod, and read a magazine.
That's the other side of Lake Albert, which was surrounded by parkland, the lake is a venue for water sports, fishing, walking and bird watching.
Last stop of the day was the Wagga Wagga Winery. Established in 1987 on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, and prides itself in producing wines using mainly Shiraz, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Touriga and Riesling.
The grapes harvesting machinery was lying around at the shed behind the vineyard.
I had never seen so many empty wine bottles in my life.
Sampled some really good wines, although some were way too sweet for me. Like a Riesling and Touriga.
The sky was beautiful, just before dusk.
Dinner was a huge piece of rump steak, which we have to barbecue ourselves. Pretty interesting!
The meal came with free flow side dishes. My favourite was the oven baked potatoes with cheese. That was the killer! Had another glass of Shiraz to wash everything down.
Bon apetit! See you in Melbourne!
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