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
HHHMMMmmm... Red Sleeper, huh? Sounds like my kind of place!!!
ReplyDeleteHa ha . Didn't think of that association Red.
DeleteI think we were in gold class from Adelaide to Sydney. It was a fun experience but not a comfortable one. WE have been spoilt by European trains.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a little 'old' but we actually did find it quite comfortable ... but we spent most of the trip in the lounge rather than our cabin. There was plenty of space and choice there as it was not a busy time of year.
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