One problem with my trip to Australia was its short duration -- I was unable to visit Uluru (aka Ayers Rock).
Instead, I had a short stay in Alice Springs, which at least partially met my need to visit the "Red Center."
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My home base in Alice Springs was The Territory Inn. |
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The main drag. |
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A historic building in Alice Springs town center: Adelaide House. |
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Sometimes there is a river near Alice Springs -- just not now. |
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Making the rounds: this bus can take tourists to some of the many attractions. |
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Self-locomotion. |
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Old trains. |
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Inside a train (pic 1). |
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Inside a train (pic 2). |
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Do-it-yourself motor-home, Outback-style. |
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Turn-of-the-(20th)-century cars. |
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Classic (?) motorcycles. |
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A plugger's trailer truck :) |
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Airplanes. |
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Another plane. |
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And another plane. |
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Dinosaur! |
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A sacred hill. |
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Grave of the famous Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. (Thanks to person who sent the anonymous Bit Zone comment about the Namatjira web page.) |
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The original Alice Springs: the telegraph station. |
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A war memorial atop a hill south of downtown. (Why was the picture taken at an angle? Ah...) |
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Downtown Alice Springs (from the war memorial hill). |
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The pass into Alice Springs (in the distance, as seen from the war memorial hill). |
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Entrance to the camel farm. |
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