Day 44: Wed 31 Jan – Bendigo

 12-22 degC!! 

We awoke to a very cool day, without the aircon!  Subsequently, we only got out of bed after 7am, very unusual for us.  After a cooked breakfast, we finally got on the bikes about 9am when it was still only 15 degC, combined with a very strong headwind, it felt like it was well below 10 degC, but away we went. 

We did Bendigo City and the highlight was the Cathedral, followed by the Art Gallery as a second, but very distant second.  We saw lots of lovely old buildings from the 19^th Century as well. 

Morning tea was at Maccas as we knew the coffee would be good.  Lunch was Chinese and it was quite large.  We were home about 2:30pm, had a LLD/rest, went grocery shopping, and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon.  

Wendy’s photo of Sacred Heart Cathedral

Front entrance to Sacred Heart Cathedral

SHC Organ

The city’s old fire station

Outside the Bendigo Art Gallery (BAG)

BAG - Not a display, but made a nice photo

Brett Whiteley in BAG

Pano of Bendigo from half way up the Poppet Head

Chinese Garden and the Golden Dragon Museum

Outside the Golden Dragon Museum

Queen Victoria in Bendigo

Alexandra fountain in Bendigo

Bendigo Presbyterian Church

Greg’s photo of Sacred Heart Cathedral

Inside SHC

Old building in Bendigo

BAG

Bendigo City Hall

Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo

View from Poppett Head

Queen Elizabeth Oval grandstand

Poppett Head

Another old building in Bendigo