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Cyril the Clock

Parliament House Old Parliament House Floriade Riding the Buses National Gallery National Museum Sleeping with Cops National Zoo CSIRO Black Mountain Tower National Archives High Court War Memorial The Big Dry CLICK ANY PHOTO TO SEE IT AT FULL SIZE	This is a place where one could easily spend all day, but since we were here on our last day and had to catch a plane, we only had a couple of hours. On arrival, Tony closed his eyes as we walked past the boldly coloured ‘architectural features’outside the entrance, to avoid getting a migraine. This museum is big on unusual architectural features, many of which are hard to fathom, and some that are quite striking. In the foyer, the shop (left) and the café (below) both grab one’s attention. The courtyard (right) does so too, but it also makes one a little dizzy.
But we didn’t come here to criticize, eat and buy souvenirs (except for Cyril the Clock). There are far too many things in this museum to show you, so we’ll just choose a couple of our favourite things, and if you want to see the rest, you’ll have to go there yourself. A 1953 FJ Holden in mint condition, owned for 25 years by a little old lady who hardly ever drove it
A caravan just like the one Tony used to have in his backyard in his previous life A brief history of Australian mailboxes
An Australian male eating his last chocolate eclair for a long time (we’re on a diet now) The same Australian male doing some vigorous exercise on the museum lawn to get rid of those calories
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