Today we moved on from Sea Lake to the larger rural town of Kerang (population just shy of 4,000) which we will use as a base to explore the Kerang Lakes, tomorrow. Today our primary focus was the mundane activity of shopping to stock up on provisions – there being a Woolworths supermarket in town. While in town we also had a quick look around and a stroll along the Loddon River.
Continue reading “Kerang – A stroll around town and along the Loddon River – Day 311”The Clock Tower And Its Museums

The Clock Tower, or Council Tower, is the most imposing and impressive of Sighisoara’s towers and the one though which the majority of visitors enter and leave the Citadel area. Continue reading “The Clock Tower And Its Museums”
Meet at the Laima Clock

in my review on the Freedom Monument, a stones throw from the Laima clock, I indicated that it was a rallying point for Latvian patriotism and pro-independence demonstrations.
Should you merely want to catch up with a friend, rather than display your patriotism or start a demonstration, you should do this at the Laima clock, Continue reading “Meet at the Laima Clock”
Jamestown Memorial (Bridge) Clock

This rather plain though pleasant concrete clock-tower adjacent to the Market is a memorial “to those who fell in the Great War” (World War I). It was designed by a British Resident Engineer, Captain Mainwaring and paid for by using funds (£30) left over after the Cenotaph, by the sea, was completed. Continue reading “Jamestown Memorial (Bridge) Clock”
