After an enjoyable week skiing in the Australian Snowy Mountains it was time for the long trip home. We were going home via Sydney to visit some relatives and pick up another new parkrun for me. Goulburn is located about two hours from Sydney and three hours from Jindabyne so it was the perfect place to stop for some lunch. The Hume Highway bypasses Goulburn but it is good to get off the highway and do a bit of exploring rather than just driving straight through all the time.
The Town Hall.
Goulburn was Australia's first inland city in founded in 1863 and has a lot of grand buildings.
The Post Office. We had some good weather which was great for the photos.
St Peter and Paul's old Catholic Cathedral.
Cathedral Church of St Saviour.
The local Court House.
Belmore Park is in the centre of Goulburn City. It's an obvious landmark that seemed well utilised by locals and visitors like us. It has pretty gardens, a fountain, a glass house for growing even more summer-loving plants over their cold winters, as well as a war memorial and a useful toilet!
The trendy Empire Laneway.
A steel sculpture depicting local farming practices.
Finally, we saw The Big Merino on the outskirts of town. It stands 15 metres tall and has a gift shop next door. Australia has a lot of "big" things and it makes total sense to have a merino sculpture as Goulburn is prime sheep and wool country. There is lots more to see there but that will have to wait for another time.
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Goulburn is still looking very good and strong even though it has been built for so long
Old things are truly golden
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Ahh the Big Merino! I love Australia’s vast collection of whacky large things. I have seen this a couple times. While I am American (living in the US), my husband grew up in Canberra and his dad was born in Goulburn.
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Nice to meet you and thanks for dropping by. Great you have an Australian connection as I do !LUV this place. The big wacky things down under are weird. Hopefully one day I get to see them all. I have already visited many of them, the big banana, pineapple and a couple of months ago we found a big axe !LOL
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@dfinney, I sent you anAn axe?!!! 😂🤣 I’ve been to the banana and pineapple… but never the axe. Good luck ticking more off of your list! Make sure to visit the Big Potato in the Southern Highlands. 😄