Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016. A visit to Sovereign Hill

LOCATION:  House-sitting near Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
WEATHER:  Partly sunny.  Highs upper 40s

We spent the day at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat.  It is quite famous.  It is a living history venue.  The buildings are originals from the mid-1800s and/or carefully restored replicas.

It is Winterlude here and winter school holidays, so it was decorated like Christmas.  Extra special!

Stage coaches with huge horses transport people around....

Workers are dressed in period clothing and "act the part".  

They offer demonstrations, like candle-making, gold pouring, and tin smithing.  They even had man-made snow to make Christmas seem realistic..


See next post for more pictures.....

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