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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Quick Pick: 2 Favorite Things about Rockhampton
- It's near-tropical here, I love to watch the big bats play (or is it fight?) at night! They rest upside down in the trees until another bat unsettles them, then they take a quick flight and find another resting spot. They remind me, as they climb through branches, of gorillas, only smaller (and upside down).
- The old architecture and history of the buildings in the central business district. I believe that, originally, Rockhampton was the intended capitol city of Queensland. Many of the buildings were designed and built with lots of money at the end of the 19th century. The Customs House is the most incredible, on Quay Street, opposite the Fitzroy River!
