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Spent a lovely day wandering around beautiful Ballarat.  The Archibald Art Exhibition was held in the Ballarat Art Gallery again this year....it's last one in Ballarat, Vic. A small group of friends and I travelled by train from Melbourne to view the exhibition and spend a day out of the city. The train trip from Melb to Ballarat was relaxing. We passed the time with chit chat and scenery watching or snoozing. Walked from the train station up to the exhibition, which was a short easy walk, browsed around the gallery, then selected a spot for lunch, enjoyed a nice glass of wine with lunch, then a gentle stroll back to the train station to catch the 2.20pm train back to Melb.  Back in time to catch the local train home before peak hour rush. A tired but happy bunch of Archibald wanders! Recommend a train trip to Ballarat even without the Archibald Art Exhibition. The Art Gallery itself is worth a trip to visit and then wander around the town.  Nice area of the c...

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale 17.8.-15.9'13. A bunch of photography friends and I caught the early train to Ballarat this morning (Saturday 30th Aug 2013) Our destination was the biennal Photo exhibition, which was scattered throughout the central area of Ballarat. The weather was beautiful, with lots of sunshine and lots of walking. We walked through and photographed both Core and Fringe Venues. Lots of fantastic photographic work to see and learn from. Exhibits included but were not limited to The Mining Exchange, Art Gallery of Ballarat, Ballarat Trades Hall, Gallery B1, Post Office Gallery, Town Hall, Sebastians, Phoenix Brewery, The Unicorn Hotel, Her Majesty's Theatre Craigs Royal Hotel, The Bean Barn, Europa Cafe', L'Espresso, Gallery on Sturt, just to name a few. We grabbed ourselves a program (gold coin donation) and followed the map inside. Such a beautiful day and lots of good eateries along the way. Everyone did their own "thing...