A couple of weeks ago JoJo and I went up to Canberra...Australia's Capital City to see the magnificent Floriade...Australia's largest flower festival...
Beautiful tulips in the sunshine...
Amongst it all a Ferris Wheel...and yes, we had to go on it!!!
Surprising the ages of people lining up for a turn...
older people...youger...couples but I loved seeing the older ones...
made me think perhaps they were revisiting days gone by...
The view from up high...
Lake Burley Griffin in the background...named after Walter Burley Griffin the American Architect who designed Canberra...
Telstra Tower also known as Black Mountain Tower...
The hit of the day!!!
The Concert Street Organ 'Australia Fair'...
whose roots lie in Europe where they were developed in the 19th century...
They are known as Dutch Street Organs because The Netherlands is where these instruments were most successful and they are still in use today.
The historic street organ works Verbeeck Orgelfabriek survives today and Australia Fair,
built by them in 1992 is a direct link with history.
(Info from pamphlet)
JoJo with Rick and one of the 'books' that is played...
she is just mesmerized...
Some of the 'books'
Rick asked JoJo what she would like to hear and she responded with
'Phantom of the Opera'...good choice JoJo!!!
The 'book' is playing from left to right...
And of course we had to get a CD...
'Australia Fair' music from YouTube playing Que Sera at Floriade 2010...
this video also shows the workings at the back...
After all this fun we had to have morning coffee...milkshake for JoJo and cheesecake...
and a Macaron or 2 for me!!!
I think Floriade will be an annual event for us now...
for the Ferris Wheel...catch up with Rick and Australia Fair...
and of course the flowers!!!
Thank you so much Rick for taking the time to show us 'Australia Fair'!!!