Government House is open to the public once a year, so we went to inspect it on Sunday. We started off with Morning Tea and scones in the downstairs supper room, courtesy of Rotary.
Then we went on self guided tour: the ballroom, dining room, drawing room and the governor's study. There was a superb collection of aboriginal paintings on the way in. E was impressed by the chandeliers and the elegant table settings in the dining room. She wanted to see the bedroom where the Queen slept, but the hoi poloi were not allowed upstairs!
We explored the gardens and then had lunch overlooking the lake. We watched a mother duck trying to look after 10 ducklings. E fell in love with a baby rabbit at the petting zoo. JL was busy identifying all the plants and trees. We saw the Governer, Kerry Sanderson (the first female Governor of WA) going round thanking all the volunteers. Soon she will be entertaining Charles and Camilla.
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