I've just crossed the state border from New South Wales into Queensland and thought this might be a good moment to share with you some curious signboards I've come across in the last 24 hours.
Parts of Glen Innes
have 50 km/h streets. For background why this sign is curious: in Australia the normal speed limit, unless otherwise signed, is 50 km/h in towns and 100 km/h in rural areas. So if you are informed by a big sign that "some" of a town's streets are 50 km/h, that's not really a surprising information, now is it?
This one is of a waterfall in a city park that comes by pressing a button. I liked that idea. Stand on the viewing platform and allow five minutes for the water to come.
The next picture is of a public swimming pool named War Memorial Baths. So while you enjoy yourself swimming laps in the water, you are supposed to think of the bloodshed, tanks, airplanes, bombs, guns and handgranades of war, and of the brave heroes who gave their lives so that you can live in peace and without fear that this might happen again. Enjoy your swim!
Worms for sale -- well, all kind of things are for sale here on the roadside (fruit, vegetables, even alpaca poo, I'm not kidding you!). So why not worms. Fishermen need bait (Köder).
The last sign was exactly planted on the state border. Not only does the government warn you again and again and again that you will die if you don't take sufficient rests while driving. (I grew too tired to take pics of these.) But this one was something new. Apparrently one of the greatest crimes you can do in Queensland is to keep a pet rabbit: 30,000 dollars penalty. Now that's almost as bad as the "small penis" threat of NSW for speeding.
Parts of Glen Innes
This one is of a waterfall in a city park that comes by pressing a button. I liked that idea. Stand on the viewing platform and allow five minutes for the water to come.
The next picture is of a public swimming pool named War Memorial Baths. So while you enjoy yourself swimming laps in the water, you are supposed to think of the bloodshed, tanks, airplanes, bombs, guns and handgranades of war, and of the brave heroes who gave their lives so that you can live in peace and without fear that this might happen again. Enjoy your swim!
Worms for sale -- well, all kind of things are for sale here on the roadside (fruit, vegetables, even alpaca poo, I'm not kidding you!). So why not worms. Fishermen need bait (Köder).
The last sign was exactly planted on the state border. Not only does the government warn you again and again and again that you will die if you don't take sufficient rests while driving. (I grew too tired to take pics of these.) But this one was something new. Apparrently one of the greatest crimes you can do in Queensland is to keep a pet rabbit: 30,000 dollars penalty. Now that's almost as bad as the "small penis" threat of NSW for speeding.
2 comments:
Hello Martin,
just read your Blog with the funny photos. I did have a good laugh, really. Guess the alpaka-Poo is for feeding the worms!
We are glad that you obviously enjoy even a rather unspectacular landscape. Go on, we are with you here at Königsbrunn! Mum and Dad
Thanks! :)
Greetings from Brisbane to my "old folks at home" (...way down upon the Lech river...)!
Martin
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