River and others participate in Sunday Selections.
Did I mention I visited Barkly Square in Brunswick to see a Gillie and Marc statue? I think so, and its theft was a heinous crime.
This bicycle outside Barkly Square grabbed my attention for obvious reasons.
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It is sad, and as far as I know, nothing has been done to Sydney Road to protect cyclists since, while much has been done in other Melbourne inner suburbs.
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And now for something completely different. With the backdrop of a tall building in Footscray, this flower clock in the inner suburb with a huge number of Vietnamese immigrants, is a larger version of what might be found on a wall at their homes. Yes, stereotyping.
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The ghost bike is quite poignant.
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You know Ghost Bike didn't occur to me, but *shiver*
DeleteI googled that story and had the hardest time visualizing it...until I remembered you all drive on the other side of the road. What a sad story.
It wasn't the only bike death crash on the street, JayCee. Even banning car parking won't help.
DeleteDebby, just convert it to your side of the road, but that matters little as it is the same.
DeleteGreat photos especially that white bicycle
ReplyDeleteThanks Roentare.
DeleteThat monument is very moving. I enjoyed your photos and the flower clock is most interesting. Now I have to look up what is surely beautiful symbology to the Vietnamese people. Be well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Darla. Let me know if you find anything interesting.
DeleteThe western end of Collins Street in Melbourne certainly has some wonderful Victorian buildings that once made us a very special city. I hope they are heritage protected and looked after for ever.
ReplyDeleteHels, I think the area does prove that high rise can live with historic.
DeleteYou keep looking around yourself - observing your immediate environment. In contrast, some people just walk on by - seeing nothing.
ReplyDeleteYP, always look up is what I have learnt, in spite of me so enjoying people watching.
DeleteI love that flower clock and wonder if I could find one in shops here, though my own 28-years-old-clock is still working as new, so I don't really need a new one.
ReplyDeleteThe restored buildings are all beautiful, a feast for the yes, while that new monstrosity makes me turn away.
The ghost bike and its reason for being is very sad.
River, I hope you clock keeps better time than my more modern ones. Yes, the bike memorial is sad but it is a good reminder to people.
DeleteI thought that bike was some kind of sculpture at first. Now I know the sorry truth of it.
ReplyDeleteA sorry truth indeed, Kirk.
DeleteBeautiful old buildings there, Andrew.
ReplyDeleteThey are Margaret.
DeleteInteresting how well good blending of the modern and historical can work so well with some buildings and not at all with others
ReplyDeleteQuite so Jeanie. Perth does it quite well.
DeleteGhost bikes are poignant memorials. Life is fleeting.
ReplyDeleteI do wonder how some modern buildings are granted construction. I look at London's skyline now and, yes, it's amazing, and clever engineering, but will it stand the test of time?
We had a Southeast Asian restaurant in our neighborhood called "La Dudu." (It has since changed names.) I wonder if that means something in Vietnamese or Thai? Is the one in your post a Southeast Asian restaurant?
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