Ok... will try and post the pics in order of taking...=)

This is the shadow of the arts center on the National Gallery of Victoria ( thanks for the correction) Cali and I were there cos they were showing the Impressionists, but after we realised we needed to pay to see the paintings, we didnt go in.. haha in true uneducated stingy Singaporean fashion. It's just that neither she nor I knew very much about the Impressionists.. so we figured that if we went in, we'd just be wasting the guide's effort.. That, plus we had just flown in that morning, without getting any sleep. At least I didnt sleep on the plane... So, see paintings, confirm fall asleep.. Anyhow, I learnt somehting new... Random info (*wink*)... Did you know that GAUGIN, one of the impressionists, is not pronounced as GAW-GEEN.. its actually GOH-GAWHN ... haha... so pls.. dont make the same mistake I did.. it's not very embarassing, but it would be better if you knew...








Ok these few pictures were taken at the Shrine of Remembrance.. It's basically a monument that the Aussie Govt put up for the ANZAC ( Aussie & Kiwi Armed Forces ) Diggers (their nickname), who gave their lives fighting in World War I.. I think the most famous of the battles was at Gallipolli... Not sure exactly what happened there, suffice to say that young men and women gave their lives for the noble cause of defending their country. Dulce et Decorum est, Pro Patria Mori indeed... Anyhow, these pictures were taked at the WWII section of the momument.. which was basically a forecourt to the shrine itself. Quite a somber moment standing there... My mind's eye wandered to the ppl in Iraq and how they are working for what they believe is a noble cause.. In the end, I suppose looking past the politics of the decision to go to Iraq, it takes a special type of person to remain at his post despite such opposition from the people he is trying to defend, in Iraq and at home.

So that was day one... It was day and it was night, and it was good... hahaha

Stay tuned for Day 2, in the next post... tired.. haha... will post again tommorow.. then you all HAVE to come back and read everyday haha.=)

Cheers People.. Until next time