• Adventuring Down Under
    2Oceania Nautica from our room at the Double Tree ... our friends are aboard.
    USS Peary DD226 Memorial ... the US Navy vessel sank when Darwin was attacked in 1942 — Esplanade.Recovered from the USS Peary, the gun points to where the ship sank on 19 February 1942 — Esplanade.Reginald Leydin Place — Esplanade ... Darwin, NT.Signs for dog owners walking their pets on the Esplanade — Darwin, NT.Esplanade — Darwin, NT.Esplanade — Darwin, NT.Benches with shade covers ... Esplanade — Darwin, NT.Memorial to the Gull Force ... 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion — Esplanade.The cenotaph, erected for the Great War, survived the 1942 attack on Darwin — Esplanade.Historic photo of the Darwin Infantry Battalion marching up Smith Street in 1941.Masked lapwings on the Esplanade — Darwin, NT.Eternal Flame of Remembrance ... Esplanade in Darwin, NT.Northern Territory Parliament House — Darwin.

    Darwin: The Esplanade

    1 aprile 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    Overlooking Darwin Harbor, the nearly two-mile long Esplanade runs through lush green lawns. There are plenty of trees that provide shade … something that is really important in Darwin any time … but even more so when the sun is shining … as it was today.

    With plans to meet friends for lunch, we decided to have an easy morning. Leaving the Double Tree around 10:00a, we crossed the street to stroll the Esplanade … stopping to check out the memorials along the way … many of them dedicated to the attack on Darwin by the Japanese on 19 February 1942.    Leggi altro

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