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Canary Wharf - March 2024

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 The first U3A coach outing of the year, organised by my neighbour Sheila,  took place last week.  She had arranged another outing to Canary Wharf which we visited in April 2022 - you can read this here if you missed it.  We were very fortunate with the weather - rain had been forecast, but it stayed dry all day, although very overcast. We also went into the museum to see the exhibition of how Jewish Londoners shaped global style.  It was very interesting.  Sadly no photos as it was very dark inside.   Old and new Still building going on The following three photographs are original wharf buildings, now converted into restaurants and flats. All built very close together The following five photographs were taken in Canary Wharf roof garden. A lot of windows! Finally - we were in Canary Wharf but we did not see any canaries.   We did see this..... --------------------------------------

Trip to Australia October 2023 - Part 10 (and final) - d'Arenberg cube and Adelaide

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After our trip on the River Murray, we drove home via McLaren Vale to see the d'Arenberg cube which houses a Dahli exhibition. The Cube is on the d'Arenberg wine estate.  The building was the idea of Chester Osborne in 2003. The cube-shaped building was inspired by the complexities and puzzles of wine-making. Unfortunately, we arrived too late to view the exhibition, but we were free to walk around outside. There was another exhibition of sculptures by an artist called Greg Johns View from the vineyard garden The following are just a few photos from around the city of Adelaide that I took one day. Adelaide City Dahli's Triumphant Elephant Finally, a sulphur-crested cockatoo spotted when I went for a walk with my sister Pauline on my last day. My favourite view of the River Torrens. This is Part 10 (and final).  To see Parts 1-9 see "Archive" on the left panel. I hope you have enjoyed seeing some of my photographs from my trip to Australia last year.  I took many m