Cooked breakfasts at the Goldfish Bowl Cafe were not as good as their breads and pastries. I had an OK rice pudding which Bluey enjoyed with some of Anita’s overcooked eggs.
The two people sitting at the next table were focussed on talking to each other. The man’s toddler ran out of the cafe towards the road five times, and the woman’s dog snuck out of the courtyard through the bushes. It was stressful just observing this irresponsible behaviour.
Armidale has lots of parks so we drove to some then walked around one near the centre of town. I wanted to see some of the historical buildings so we headed towards the Beardy St mall. There are many lovely buildings in this street. The Art Deco Tattersalls Hotel is impressive.
The 1852 Wicklow Hotel is opposite the Tourist Information Office where we could see this caravan up on the first floor patio. We didn’t go inside to look at it but presume it is used to make meals such as pizzas.
The J R Richardson building is a fantastic Victorian building, at least on the outside. It was originally built as a chandlery and continues to exist as a shopping arcade. The details in the tower are superb!
Tilly had time out of the van on her lead stalking the galahs that were 50m away! She hid under one of the groundsheets again until I rescued her from the ants. We took Blue to an off leash dog park but there were no other dogs to play with him.
We spent the afternoon enjoying pastries, watching the tennis, and I was alternating between knitting and crocheting. A little rain fell late in the afternoon, but so far no storms.
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