A visitor from Away!
I was on a training course this week
and I met a lovely lady called Tess who was in my 'class'. I
happened to mention to her that I was about to visit Broken Hill and that I also had a website called www.ilovebrokenhill.com. Tess mentioned she
had visited Broken Hill in June this year. More to the point, and not
surprisingly, she said she'd had a really wonderful time.
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| The most photographed sculpture at sunset |
Like me, she loved all the art and
galleries. She mentioned that she really enjoyed visiting the famous
Pro Hart Gallery amongst others. She also loved the Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery and the Sculptures at the fantastic sculpture
symposium. She was impressed with the jewellery at Tanya Marie Reeves - Art Confessions gallery,
which is a gallery in Argent Street, Broken Hill's main street.
Tess was amazed to find the city was a
lot bigger than she had imagined. She thought that there would just be
'dust and boulders'. She was impressed with the range of restaurants,
and during her four days visiting Broken Hill she dined in various
places including my current favourite, The Palace Hotel. She actually
thought there would only be takeaway places.
I wasn't surprised to hear Tess say that everyone she came across was very friendly and helpful, and that given her accent,
people knew she wasn't a local and they went out of their way to make
her feel welcome.
I told her that she would be described
as someone who was from 'away', which is the term Broken
Hill'ites use for non locals ... like me!
If you've visited Broken Hill, it would
be great to hear what you liked about the city. Feel free to comment
below.
Cheers, Jane Deany
