Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
I'm guessing Opal Cards are travel cards?
ReplyDeleteYes, ones that just tap. Used mine for the first time yesterday. Won't be missing buying a ticket especially when I'm running for the train.
ReplyDeleteI have not decided whether to buy one yet. I travel less than once a week these days so not much of a convenience either way but if I was still a regular commuter I would have one in a flash.
ReplyDeleteI love the new electronic era with apps that tell you where the train is up to etc.
Look out the city is creeping out to you. We have Go Cards the fare is cheaper with a Go Card than a paper ticket. We don't use them often but they are still handy for when we do travel either by bus or train or ferry
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