AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Portsea Hotel


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Side view of Portsea Hotel, Mornington Peninsula
This hotel is huge with many dining areas.
Old and new window styles blend to create a charming mix of worlds.
On the terrace you can enjoy sweeping views of Port Phillip Bay.
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Sepia Scenes #45 + Window Views #19
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Multi-framed windows
Nostalgic views are within
Seas from then till now
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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

hmm.. never been abroad so far. it seems a good place to visit when i come to australia! :)

loved the pic. words match perfectly! :)

Quilly Unshuttered said...

Someday I will get to Australia. My love used to live there and would like to return for a visit. Maybe then I will get to see some of this wonderful and charming places in person. Until that time, I shall rely on you to be my guide.

Anonymous said...

This hotel looks like a good place for a quiet vacation of simply lazing around. Looking good in sepia :)

ellen b said...

Hello Gemma,
Looks like a great spot to visit. It is great in sepia...

magnus said...

What a beautiful hotel, i think with colour it hasn't been right so great as it is in sepia.

Have a nice day.

MaR said...

It looks lovely and I like the sepia effect too.
Happy Thursday!

annalarssonphotography said...

Beautiful sepia Gemma!!
Have a nice day :)

Anna

Eaton Bennett aka Berenice Albrecht said...

Yes, I agree it is a beautiful sepia
and so very familiar to me. :)

kayerj said...

I love the stucco and contrasting trim, very nice in sepia. If you’d like to drop by and see my sepia scene & window views, they are here. thanks!

Heidi said...

This looks like a great place to stay to relax. I love how the umbrella's are all wrapped up.
If you'd like to stop by my blog I'm at Cake Crumbs.

Dianne said...

I love all the detail
it must be really lovely with all the umbrellas open

Marie said...

A lovely shot Gemma.

Carolyn Ford said...

Very nice shot. I would like to see all the umbrellas opened up...

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