At one side of the lake in front of the New Parliament House at I learned from History lessons that Captain Cook sailed his ship to
The people who made this globe are serious enough to give very accurate shapes and detailed relief of lands, so this “Earth” looked very realistic to the spectators. The globe is tilted so that people understand that our Earth rotates round and round using a slanting axis. The net-work supporting the continents actually represent the latitudes and longitudes of our Earth. I wondered if it would rotate, driven by motors. At the time I took these two photos, it was motionless!
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Aiya, we don't even know this treasure exists! Next time we go to Canberra we must look for it. Did you take this picture while we were busy with the noodle cooking and fighting with the millions of flies?
Yes, I escaped from the scene of cooking noodles and the swarm of flies because I believed I could help nothing in the cooking. I strolled towards the left in the direction of the low hill at the far end. This globe was near the lakeside at the foot of the low hill.
I aimed at bringing home some photos of valuable things I saw or experienced. I dared to walk far away from the cooking site. If I were in a dense forest, I would get lost.
Yes we did notice that you were in a mission of capturing valuable photos. While we were in the Darling Harbour, you walked away to take some photos of something on the Maritime Museum. Before we reported to the police about a lost person, you appeared again looking very satisfied. ( Hehe, just kidding.)
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