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Brisbane1968 Having been in Australia for 3 years, had by then visited WA, SA, NT, VIC, so took the plunge and went to Brisbane by train. Found the capital of Qld to be a delightfull small colonial town... been back a few times since, last time in Novembre 2024, it has completely this old...

double decker encounter Freshly arrived from Paris, driving along Anzac Parade, crossing Maroubra Road, light turned green and I found myself in front of a double decker, not yet moving with the bus driver laughing his head off at the silly woman... little did he know that being on a divided...

concrete trough Never used any of those contraptions, however when we demolished the out wash house, I kept the double trough, painted it green, and used it for planting (the look of the workmen when I asked for it not to go to the tip with the other rubbish :ROFLMAO: ). Still going 57 years...

Another cultural shock from a Parisian Arriving in Australia from Paris (where your laundry was picked up at your door and delivered back freshly ironed within 48h max), we rented a flat in a brand new building and was shown, to my shock and horror, a "gas copper" in the laundry (first and...