Holidaying in Toowoomba? What to do in my town...

Hi guys...I have thought of a great idea and series for Minti and thought well lets do this...This is how it will work for all and it will keep going for as long as we can...I would love for all of you to participate in this as I think it will be great for others to write advice about something they know about and also to give some new articles ideas out there as well...When I have written this advice I will send two minti  mails out to two other members and ask them to write one as well...If you choose to participate after publishing your article please minti mail two other members to ask them to do the same...If you do not want to participate please minti mail that person back and tell them so they can send one out to some one else...This will be fun, and helpfull to alot of people who would like to travel but have no idea to where...When you title your advice Please call it Holidaying in _______ ? What to do in my town...So here is the first article in this series created fully by Minti Members...

Holidaying in Toowoomba? What to do in my town...

Towoomba is the largest inland city in Australia...This is my main town and I know of at least 4 of us that live here so I will write about some things to do and see here to leave some for the others.LOL...

There is many a place to see and visit here in Toowoomba and its surrounding areas...My favourite places would be the kid friendly ones... The good old faithful parks...Toowoomba is called the garden city and when the Carnival of Flowers is on that is exaclty how it looks...A town in a garden...

The Carnival of flowers is at the end of september and the dates change each year obviously...It is Australias longest running floral event...It is a carnival that celebrates spring with entertainment, gormet foods and local wines...If you enjoy the beauty of flowers and you and your kids like to stop and smell them then this is defintely for you...There is floral displays public gardens and prive gardens as well...The carnival of flowers bring horticulture entertainment and gormet foods all together in one place...This is one fantastic weekend for all the family to enjoy...During the carnival of flowers there is a steam train ride that runs from the famous spring bluff railway station up to toowoomba and I can say the kids love this...Imagine there faces when they see the old steam trains and ride in them as well...

Spring Bluff train station is another place that is great to visit while having a stay in Toowoomba...It is heritage listed and it stems from 130 years of railway history...Why dont your check out this link here This link will show you all you need to know about this little place full of history...

Then there is Queens Park which is the park in the middle of this very large country town...this would have to be one of my favourote parks and is also the place the carnival of flowers is held...The play equipment is second to none and there is a few different areas of play equipment...form normal equip[ment to educational equipment with an outdoor piana made from metal...It is played by touching the metal bumps on it...Wonderful and enjoyed by inquicitive kids I can guarantee that one...

The last place I will tell you about (so to leave some for the other dwellers in this gorgeous town)LOL is the Cobb and Co Museum...This is located just at the top end of Queenspark and is full of intereting and interactive things for the kids to see and do...There is the coach collection, An interactive children’s discovery centre called The Coach Stop, History of the escarpment of the great dividing range, A local fauna display that kids can touch and feel snakeskins snails and koala fur, Binangar which is the Aboriginal language centre that has traditional and contemporary indigenous displays, Historic stories of courage – including that of Irish orphan Ellen O’Brien she raised 10 kids after her husband passed away she ran on her own the Defiance Flour Mill and the largest grocery store in town, There is also depression camp that has archaeological artefacts and lots lots more...Cobb and co museum is a place to visit if you find yourself in Toowoomba...

Well this is my plug of a few things that there is to do it the town I live in...This sort of information will be great for others to have if they are planning a trip away near your town or even to it...So please keep the series alive and participate...

Thanks for taking the time to read and have a fantastic day...
Cheers
Angie