Eggbert's Travels

Monday 15^th February 2016

SHE SAID:

I persuaded Geoff to do something cultural today.

We headed for the National Library, down in the Parliamentary Triangle. Neither of us have been there for years, maybe a decade or two. It is an imposing building close to the lake, so I had photo opportunities inside & outside.




National Library with Black Mountain Tower in the background

The National Library has a Chinese exhibition on at the moment & this monkey is
out the front of the library as it is also the "Year of Monkey"



Chinese "Year of the Monkey"
I'm guessing with the solar panels in front of the monkey
it lights at dark

Across Lake Burley-Griffin to the Australian War Memorial

Looking towards the Carillon Bell Tower

Geoff driving past

HE SAID:

It has been a very long time since I have been to the National Library. I may not have even been there as an adult. Anyway, it was good to get there and have a peek. Though there is always something stupid at this sort of place, and today it was cameras. Varena was not allowed to take her camera in to any of the exhibitions. OK, I thought; perhaps some things are light sensitive and the flash may be harmful to them. But this no photography rule did not seem to apply to anyone who whipped out their mobile phone or mini video camera. As I said, some things seem stupid.