Thursday, April 22, 2010

 

The Queen Stood Here Too!!

Here we are at Queen Elizabeth Lookout on Norfolk Island. The Queen made a quick visit to Norfolk in 1974 and the lookout was named after her. This is the best spot to get an overview of the old historic areas of the island. It is a smallish parking area off the edge of a sharp bend in the road. If lots of vehicles tried to be there at the same time it could cause problems, but there are never many vehicles at the same spot at the same time on Norfolk. The houses at the base of the hill are on a street called Quality Row and they were the houses of civil servants in the colonial days. The building with the high wall around it is one of the military barracks and it was built like a fort so it would be easy to protect if the convicts revolted. The big walls in the background are the remains of the old gaol. This was the toughest place in the British empire at the time. Now, most of the gaol buildings have been pulled down and the stone used for other buildings. Norfolk is full of history, enough to keep a small bear and his Oldies busy for ages.

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