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For me it felt like I was Gulliver in Lilliput but for the model train enthusiast it must feel like heaven.
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The entire park of 17,000 square metres is built on a scale of 1:4
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Taking 120,000 man hours to build.
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The steam trains travel on a 1,700 metre main track with another 300 metres of subsidiary tracks.
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Walkers have 1,200 metres of footpaths which wander through a miniature Switzerland.
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The back drop of the Alps adds to the beauty of the day as you wander through the delightful gardens
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visiting the Aigle Castle
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alpine buildings
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The church of Saanen
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and the market halls of Neuenburg. A huge amount to see in a tiny Switzerland.
In response to Weekly Photo Challenge
About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
Reflections and Nightmares- Irene A Waters (writer and memoirist) 
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Your photos are wonderful, Irene. There’s something emotionally alluring about miniatures, whether doll houses, villages, other planets, or train stations. Not sure if it’s because we can see so much in a small area or if we’re enchanted by the detailed craftsmanship or if something more elusive and visceral is at play.
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Yes I’m not sure what it is – probably a combination of both and possibly those things that when on a massive scale (or realistic scale) seem so out of our reach but on this smaller scale we can be part of the romance of them.
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That is so cool! It would be a beautiful model anyway but that it’s designed so you can walk through it… 😀 Awesome.
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Walk or train straddle. Good fun whichever mode of transport you use.
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I love it!! So much fun 🙂
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Thanks.
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It is Thomas the tank engine!!
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LOL.
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Quite an eclectic gallery, Irene. I love the miniature trains.
janet
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Thanks Janet. Kids (and those at heart) and train enthusiasts can’t go past this place. Cheers Irene
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