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Paro Market, the end of the Darwin tour. Pen Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info An Qingju and Yunluo took an Qantas flight in the afternoon to the long-awaited first stop at the Red Centre: Alice Springs.

Alice Springs, a very romantic name, reminds Yunluo of the piano song "To Alice" played by Richard that he liked to listen to a long time ago; The name is hard to associate with a small desert town in the heart of Australia. But this small place called Alicespigs is rich in pioneer history, adventure and Aboriginal art and culture.

It is also the main gateway south to iconic inland attractions such as Uluru-Katatjuta National Park, Kingscanyon, Simpson Desert and the EastandwestMcDonnellranges.

After checking in at the hotel, Tailormadtours took Anzachill and Yunluo to climb the highest mountain in the center of Anzachill Alice Springs and climbed the Anzachill viewing platform, where the whole view of Alice Springs and the beautiful scenery around it were unobstructed.

The WestMacdonnellrange, which stretches across Alice Springs, is also a magical sight to be found in the area. Formed by a crustal movement between 3.1 and 3.4 billion years ago, the mountain range remains one of Central Australia's most famous natural landscapes.

"The beauty of Alice Springs is pure beauty. Its beauty comes from the immensity of the earth and the endless sky. The stars are so bright and crystal that the shining Milky Way seems to be within reach. So says historian Dickkimber.

Outlined by the MacDonnell Ranges and a vast desert, Alice Springs is Australia's most famous outback city. Alice Springs, known as Mpwante by the traditional owners of the (Arendt) Aboriginal people, is just 200 kilometres south of Australia's geographical centre. It started out as a relay station for the Overland Telegraph Line.

The introduction of camels, the development of animal husbandry, the discovery of gold placers in the alluvium, and the remoteness of the world have contributed to Alice Springs' unique Aboriginal community culture. and a plethora of unique festivals and events.

Alice Springs is full of stories about Australia's history and traditions, with legends abounding from Afghan camel riders, flying physicians and outback explorers. Today, there are still many attractions in the town and its surroundings that are associated with these legends for posterity to admire.

A fabulous day in Alice Springs begins with an early morning hot air balloon ride --- floating in Alice Springs. Mornings in the desert are still quite cold. Pick up An Qingju and Yunluo to sit in a hot air balloon, it was the first time Yunluo took a hot air balloon in his life, and he was quite excited!

The Alice Springs sky at 4 a.m., the vast sky is full of stars, and the clouds fall so close to the stars, it is appropriate to describe it as "the stars can be picked by hand".

Once in Melbourne. I dreamed of a hot air balloon ride over the city or winery, but that didn't come true until the clouds fell to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Travel is like life, and it also pays attention to "time, place, and people".

Yunluo watched from the top how the two staff members of the 'outbackballooning' skillfully blew a huge "package" into a hot air balloon for 16 passengers.

Move all the equipment off the car from the beginning. It takes about 30 minutes until the balloon lifts off, and of course, passengers will occasionally be asked to help pull both sides of the balloon so that the hot air can "rush" into the balloon as soon as possible.

"This crimson round thing suddenly emitted a dazzling light, which made people's eyes hurt, and the cloud next to it suddenly became bright." This is a famous sentence in Lao She's 'sunrise on the sea'. The same applies to the desert sunrise in Alice Springs.

The red clay desert facing the rising sun. Yunluo was a little surprised: this is obviously a green piece, how can it be related to the desert? This winding red dirt road leads all the way to the center of the world.

The clouds fell in the "oasis" and saw a lot of unknown small animals. The hot air balloon descended, and shadows like wine glasses were imprinted on the ground.

After the drop. It was up to the pilot and all the passengers to work together to put such a huge thing back into the bag. Yunluo wondered how she could put it back? It's like how the behemoth in a fairy tale that was accidentally released was put back into a small bottle.

All the passengers were busy helping with packing. The big balloon looks like it looks like in the picture, and the long shadow on the bottom right is the fish taking pictures.

After the one-hour hot air balloon flight, An Qingju and Yunluo enjoyed a special champagne breakfast in the desert, which included bread, sausages and fruits. Price: $385 for one hour flight and breakfast. The price is still not cheap. The next place is:

Alicesprings Desert ParkAlicesprings Desert Park is a must-see for visitors to Alice Springs. The park has won many awards and is ranked first among similar parks.

The exotic flora and fauna of the Australian desert, the stunning outback scenery and traditional performances of the local Aboriginal people are the main features of the park.

After visiting the desert park, visitors will have a new appreciation for the magic of Central Australia: here, the desert is no longer seen as a barren land; It has a rich and diverse natural environment, vigorous life, and thousands of unknown stories waiting to be discovered and told.

Alice Springs Desert Park looks like no other nature park in the Northern Territory, with the same turquoise skies, abrupt rocks and countless desert plants turning green during this rainy season. However, this award-winning park is home to the exotic flora and fauna of the Australian desert and the cultural heritage of Aboriginal people.

A rare shot captures this moment of harmony. Managed by Aboriginal Australians, the desert park showcases flora and fauna unique to the central desert region of Australia, allowing visitors to experience the diverse flavors of the desert. The park is divided into: desert, sandy and woodland.

The bird show in the desert park is loved to watch it fly gracefully over the desert. Although there is no smell of desert in the verdant, let the green of the jungle set off its flying beauty.

An indoor desert ecology museum, if you look closely, there is an insect that resembles a tree branch, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity. The Ecology Pavilion is the largest reptile exhibit in the Northern Territory, with a wide range of desert lizards as small as arm-sized pythons and tree trunks.

There is also an interesting show in the desert park: an introduction to the Aboriginal way of life. The upper left map is the distribution map of more than 400 aboriginal tribes in Australia, there are still more than 400,000 aborigines in Australia, 60%-80% are concentrated in the Northern Territory, each tribe territory is not large, and even some small tribes have only a few dozen people.

The picture below on the left shows a variety of plants and fruits picked by the aborigines in the desert, some of which have medicinal properties, some of which are ground into flour and used as raw materials for bread, and some of which have decorative effects; The picture on the right is the aboriginal staff introduced to An Qingju and Yunluo, who is actually also of white blood, and next to him are the aboriginal hunting and fire tools.

The grinding tools of the stone aborigines, and the boomerang and shield next to them are hunting tools; The picture on the bottom left shows the hair of the Aboriginal people, who would weave it into rings, hang it on their bodies or use it as a cushion for a top bowl.

Leaving the desert park, we also visited theRoyalflyingdoctorservice, a 600-kilometre radius of 36,000 inhabitants (90% of whom are Aboriginal) centered on Alice Springs.

At present, telephone calls are the main means of consultation and diagnosis, and airplanes are the main means of providing emergency assistance. Tourists visit, doctors work, and docents talk endlessly, because ticket revenue is also one of the sources of fundraising for the medical team. It's the medical aid equipment in the plane, which is quite advanced.

Alice Springs is actually a city with a history, and its importance stems from its important location in the heart of Australia's hinterland. More than 100 years ago, because Adelaide was 3,000 kilometres away from Darwin, the rulers of the time happened to find a spring near Alice Springs in order to build a road to connect the north and south, so they chose this place as a telegraph relay station.

And gradually developed this desert town. After leaving the visit of the Flight Medical Service Corps, An Qingju and Yunluo came to the Alice Springs telephone and telegraph station, which are very close to each other and can be reached in about 10 minutes by car.

The original Alicesprings Telegraph Station was built in 1872, an old stone building (top left) that displays many types of telegraphs and precious cameras, and also tells the story of the early opening of Alicesprings, the wheels of history rolling over the red dust.

The exploits of our predecessors laid the foundation for the development of future generations. This telegraph station played a pivotal role in the communication between Australia and Britain during the Second World War.

This clear spring is why Alice is named "Spring", in fact, the aborigines of Alice Springs know how can there be spring water in the desert area? (To be continued.) (lwxs520。 ))

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