Surprising Benalla,

G'day Mates,

I really don't know why I had the idea that Benalla would be a dusty, old fashion little town but the opposite is the truth. We were impressed of all the beautiful wide shady lanes and all the water they have. Most probably the idea came because its situated in one of the most dry area's in Victoria and we always heard from far "family" living near Benalla that they have draught problems.

A very nice art sculpture situated on the bank of Lake Benalla;

Benalla not only has a lake but also a river , called "Broken River", the bridge you see is called "Monash Bridge".....

Look at the Wall to Wall street art; just a few impressions;

(Sorry for the ugly green wall in front)

But also the shopping area is very nice. We are house sitting only 40 k's from Benalla and because its bigger than Mansfield, which is only 20 k's from us, we went a few times to Benalla for shopping.

And of course during these shopping visits we always took our lunch and found us a nice spot for a bite and a drink.....

A few nice statues/buildings.....

The only disadvantage at this house sitting is that the reception of the Internet is very bad. I'm sorry mates but I'm struggling all morning to get a decent story here but it takes ages, that's why this story is maybe a bit short. Still I hope you liked Benalla and hope I'd given it a good impression.

I'll make it up another time!

Till then!

Cheers!