Sunday, March 10, 2024 – Photo of the Day – Broome, Australia

**Gantheaume Point near Broome, Australia**

Where in the World Are We?

We are in Broome, Australia,/ in the South Pacific Ocean.

BROOME, AUSTRALIA
LARGEST PRODUCER OF THE WORLD’S FINEST QUALITY CULTURED SOUTH SEA PEARLS
Gateway to the oldest and most elusive of all Australia’s nine regions, Broome is where your Kimberley adventure begins. The ancient landscape has long held travelers spellbound: The Kimberley is three times larger than England but has a population of just 35,000, is over 65,000 years old, and is home to 2,000 km of coastline. Almost impenetrable and incredibly remote, the red-baked earth, prolific wildlife, majestic canyons, and swimming holes are the stuff of Australian wilderness dreams.

English explorer William Dampier was the first explorer in Broome in 1668. However, the land had long been used as a trading route between East and West Kimberley for Aboriginal families. These semi-nomadic tribes respected strict, unwritten rules regarding ownership of the land. The Yawuru people remain the Native Title holders for the township of Broome.

Broome itself has over 84 Aboriginal communities affiliated with it, 78 of which are considered remote. The city grew from its nascent pearling industry of the late 19th century. Pearl diving was dangerous in the waters surrounding Broome, and for many years, divers were limited to Aboriginal slaves and skin divers who faced cyclones, sharks, crocodiles, and ear and chest infections to bring up as many pearl shells as possible for their masters.

Natural pearls were rare and extremely valuable, and when found, they were placed in a locked box. At the peak of its industry, around 1914, Broome was responsible for 80% of the world’s pearl trade.

SUN PICTURES, BROOME
If you’re looking for things to do in Broome at night, head to Sun Pictures in the heart of Broome’s Chinatown and watch a movie in the oldest operating outdoor theatre in the world!

The cinema was born in the early 1900s as a store owned by the Yamasaki family. The family loved movies and they converted part of their shop into a little Japanese playhouse. In 1913, a pearler purchased the building and transformed the store into a cinema.

Sun Pictures welcomed its first official audience in 1916 with a silent movie and has been screening movies ever since. Today, the cinema is listed as a heritage site, and includes a small museum.

SIGHTS

Broome Historical Museum
Gantheaume Point
SSJG Heritage Centre Broome
Cable Beach
Buddha Sanctuary
Bali Hai Spa in Broome
Dinosaur Footprints
Matso’s Brewery

Today’s Excursion – Panoramic Broome & Matso’s Brewery

We discover the highlights of Broome during this scenic orientation tour of the town and its environs.

Broome Panoramic City Drive

We depart the pier for a narrated sightseeing drive through Broome to see Chinatown, Matso’s & Captain Gregory’s House, the Broome Museum, and Town Beach.

Gantheaume Point & Japanese Cemetery

We had a photo stop at the spectacular Gantheaume Point with ancient sandstone formations and fossilized footprints of dinosaurs. Aqua waters and brilliant red cliffs on Roebuck Bay are the backdrop to Broome’s Golf Club. We continued to the Japanese cemetery and wandered through the ancient granite headstones and learned about the history of the hard hat divers.

Cable Beach

We passed by the famous Cable Beach, considered one of the world’s great beaches of 13 miles of white sand adjacent to the azure waters of the Indian Ocean.

Matso’s Brewery

Your tour continues with a visit to Matso’s Brewery. Housed in a restored 19th-century building, this award-winning microbrewery makes lager, wheat beer, and an alcoholic ginger beer. During your visit, you will get a chance to sample the famous beer.

Tonight’s dinner was a Sunday Family Dinner in La Terrazza.

This Sunday our culinary journey took us to the beautiful Côte d’Azur – Nice!

Although Nice belongs to the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Nice gastronomy is unique.
Cuisine Niçoise reflects Nice’s geographical location on the Mediterranean Sea, its strong historical ties to Italy, and the local ingredients of Provence. In 1998, to preserve the authentic Nice cuisine, the French designated the appellation “Cuisine Nissarde.”

The Nice restaurants earn the “Cuisine Nissarde” label by adhering to traditional Nissarde recipes and ingredients.