Finally, after having breakfast with my friends, they walked me back to the train station. Many will have heard of Flinders Street station, and on a sunny morning like this one, its colours certainly did it proud. Underneath is a shot inside the station while I waited the arrival of my train. Tomorrow my daughter…
More views in the city
What amazed me was the number of cyclists in the city at that time of the morning. My husband tells me he read that it’s over 7,000 that ride into the city daily. I know I saw hundreds just in the short time I was wondering around. I liked this colourful alley as I walked…
Federation Bells
Something I hadn’t known about was the Federation Bells. I could hear bells playing not far from where I was walking along the river so went in search. What I found was quite a surprise – bells upside down on poles playing by themselves. You can read about them here. They play at different times…
Birdlife on the river
What’s a river if it hasn’t got birdlife? Seagulls (one has lost a foot), Pied Cormorant and a goose that I think was lost. It was honking forlornly on the river and I watched it as it passed under the bridge. I wonder where it came from? It didn’t seem to belong there.
Another view over the river
No matter where you go, if you’re on the river side of the city you’ll be able to see the Eureka Tower looming above the other buildings. I must visit the skydeck lookout one day! These shots were taken from the bridge near the Flinders Street Train Station. And that’s the train station with the…