{"id":19550,"date":"2024-07-13T23:17:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-13T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=19550"},"modified":"2024-07-14T10:10:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T09:10:44","slug":"days-out-belton-nt-pt-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=19550","title":{"rendered":"DAYS OUT: Belton, NT, Pt III"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After our voyage around the first floor, we were exhausted, thirsty and hungry. So we took a break. Shared a pulled pork n\u2019slaw bap, then had a hot chocolate, and a salted caramel shortbread. We also took a chance to look around outside again. Before heading indoors for the trip upstairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The weather was mostly cloudy and grey. It kept threatening to rain. But then it turned sunny for a bit. And actually got very hot and muggy, for a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So, back into the house, to \u2018do\u2019 the upstairs floor\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In one of the upstairs rooms there are seats and books, and you\u2019re allowed\/encouraged to sit and read. Should you choose to. We did! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this unbelievable place, stuffed to the gills with treasures and fabulous craftsmanship, some of the transitions, from room to room, are jaw-dropping. One such occurs at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The transition from the lightness of the orientalist theme bedroom to the dark hand-painted marble effect of the next room, part passageway, part mini-library, is both extraordinarily powerful, and, quite frankly, wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And finally, back out, into the grounds. And, to my massive delight – having texted Teresa about seeing large deer in the area on my previous (work) trip – who should come and occupy the cricket pitch, after the match? A herd of deer, no less!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There you have it. What a place! We\u2019ll definitely return. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After our voyage around the first floor, we were exhausted, thirsty and hungry. So we took a break. Shared a pulled pork n\u2019slaw bap, then had a hot chocolate, and a salted caramel shortbread. We also took a chance to look around outside again. Before heading indoors for the trip upstairs. The weather was mostly … <\/p>\n

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