Bendigo

On 12th December we visited Bendigo, the famous gold rush town of the Victorian period.  It had more gold than anywhere else and by 1851 prospectors were rushing in from all over the world including China and Cornwall.

The dots at the top of the tower are Francois and Yasmin.

Many fine civic buildings were build on the prosperity from gold

and many federation style buildings buildings of the period still exist.

The chinese community in Bendigo are still thriving and we enjoyed our visit to the Chinese Museum, garden and temple

Yasmin in the heart of the outdoor section of the museum.

That day the deluge came and Francois drove home in frightful monsoon rain conditions.