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    • Day 27

      National Arboretum Canberra

      January 4, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Am Morgä si mir öbbä einisch ufgstangä u si richtig National Arboretum abgfahrä. Dert hets äs paar chliineri Walking Trails u ganz spezielli Böim. Churz nach dä 8ti si mir dert abgloffä. Fürä Start hei mir üs dr aasträngendsch Wäg, wos ir Beschribig gheissä het das mä d Bei guet gspüri u so, usgwäut. Entsprächend hei mir üs i Gedankä scho druf vorbereitet, dass di 3.3 km aasträngend wärdä 😅 Nachdäm mir aber relativ schnäu wieder am Ziel gsi si, hei mir müessä sägä, das di letschtä 2 Wanderigä wo mir gmacht hei ä huufä aasträngender gsi si 🤦🏼‍♀️ Drum hei mir amänä angerä Ort wieder wöuä zrüg loufä, aber dä Wäg isch leider gsperrt gsi. De hei mir üs haut fürnä angerä Trail entschiidä zum machä. O dä isch überhoupt nüd aasträngend gsi, drfür aber hammer usblick.

      Nachem 2tä Trail si mir nu gah d Bonsai usstellig aaluegä. Das isch scho iidrücklich gsi, dr eutischt Bonsai wo dert isch gsi isch nur ganz ä chliinä gsi aber het Jahrgang 1937 gha 😳

      Am Namittag hei mir eigech ä Freakshake wöuä gah trinkä, dass sig ä speziellä Miuchshake. Aber natürlich het genau dä Ort hüt zuä gha, obwouh sogar ar Tür aagschribä gsi wär, dass är eigech offä hätt 😑 De si mir haut drfür öbbis chliises gah zmittag ässä u äs Glace hets drfür onu grad gäh 😁

      Jetzt si mir daheimä am packä u morn geiz de wiiter ad Ostküste, richtig Long Beach 🚗🏝️ (Hoffä z Gwitter isch de bis denn o wieder dürä 😅⛈️)
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    • Day 94

      National Arboretum - Canberra

      May 23, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      The Arboretum is an interesting place. We have visited here quite a few times and seen it grow over the years. It keeps getting better each time.

      The walk to the lookout is well worth the effort. When you get to the top you will find the badass eagle. This nest is made from a ton of scrap metal.Read more

    • Day 95

      Royal Australian Mint

      May 24, 2023 in Australia

      "Sorry, we are not giving out samples today!" But everyone is welcome to take a look around.

      Apart from making Australian coins, the mint makes coins for other countries. They also make special commemorative coins that we noted for sale for $3,700.00. These proof coins are a creation of beauty and would be lovely to have but alas we can't afford any. The ones on show today were $100 face value.

      The first exhibit is an old reducing machine. The coins are created in a large size in clay. From this the machine is used to make the actual stamp for the coin press. Depending on the coin to be stamped, large pressure is needed to form the coins. I suspect that computers feature heavily in the creation of stamping dies now.

      Along from there is an exhibit of commemorative coins. Among these the most recent ones, "creatures of the deep", will be the last to use the late Queen Elizabeth II image. Future coins minted will have the image of King Charles III.

      The exhibits continue with many old historical coins and an eagle view of some of the inner workings of the mint.

      Now I'm off to check out the gift shop. No! I can't afford this beautiful Daintree or GBR coins.
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