We spent four days in Darwin. We did a day trip out to Litchfield National Park to see the waterfalls, billabongs and waterholes.
Whilst in Darwin we visited some of the WW2 sites such as the underground fuel tunnels and museums. Did you know that Darwin was bombed more times than Pearl Harbour. Something like 62 times in 22 months. 243 people were killed, mostly on ships. Eight ships were sunk in Darwin harbour. This was kept quiet at the time to avoid panic.
Parliament House now stands on the spot where the Post Office was. It was bombed and all 10 people living and working there were killed. A part of the original Post Office wall is still standing inside Parliament House.
We also did a tour of Parliament House which has a magnificent view of the ocean from almost every window.
The waterfront area is very pretty. Cullen Bay has lots of shops, restaurants and marina. The wharf area is under development and has a couple of new pools, a large wave pool and another with it’s own beach sand.
A highlight was a visit to the Mindil Beach Markets, a night market with art, craft, food and entertainment. A huge crowd gathered on the beach to watch the stunning sunset over the water.
Whilst in Darwin we visited some of the WW2 sites such as the underground fuel tunnels and museums. Did you know that Darwin was bombed more times than Pearl Harbour. Something like 62 times in 22 months. 243 people were killed, mostly on ships. Eight ships were sunk in Darwin harbour. This was kept quiet at the time to avoid panic.
Parliament House now stands on the spot where the Post Office was. It was bombed and all 10 people living and working there were killed. A part of the original Post Office wall is still standing inside Parliament House.
We also did a tour of Parliament House which has a magnificent view of the ocean from almost every window.
The waterfront area is very pretty. Cullen Bay has lots of shops, restaurants and marina. The wharf area is under development and has a couple of new pools, a large wave pool and another with it’s own beach sand.
A highlight was a visit to the Mindil Beach Markets, a night market with art, craft, food and entertainment. A huge crowd gathered on the beach to watch the stunning sunset over the water.
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