The Hides Hotel by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Feb 02, 2012

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The Hides Hotel is located on Lake Street and Shields Street in Cairns, two blocks from Trinity Bay. From all the places I stayed while in Australia this hotel had the lowest prices, it had budget accommodations, it was also the oldest, and the only one that included breakfast and it had by far the best ambiance. The Hides was built in 1929 before Cairns become the Mecca for ecotourism for Northern Queensland, when sugarcane was the biggest source of Queensland's income. Eating breakfast one could sit on the second floor veranda overlooking the plaza and watch the occasional aborigine sit under one of the big Fig trees and rest. Temperature in the morning was around 25C (77F) and the air was balmy and it brought back memories of previous times spent in the tropics. This picture was taken on 13 December 2011, Sig...

Comments (24)

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Faemike55

11:32PM | Thu, 02 February 2012

This looks a great place to just kick back and let the world go to hell in its own merry way and not give a damn one way or the other Great capture Sig

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jocko500

11:34PM | Thu, 02 February 2012

lot of history is here

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brewgirlca

11:34PM | Thu, 02 February 2012

How appropriate, a corner shot for Hydes Corner. Has a very tropical colonial ambiance. I love the way the paving lines draw you right to the hotel.

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bazza

11:36PM | Thu, 02 February 2012

Great looking building Sig, Nice shot my friend!!

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kgb224

12:53AM | Fri, 03 February 2012

Superb capture my friend. God Bless.

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Feliciti

1:21AM | Fri, 03 February 2012

like this style of buildings !! beautiful!!

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bmac62

1:39AM | Fri, 03 February 2012

You are a natural at this photography business Sig:) A fine presentation. Didn't run into Crocodile Dundee on that big shady porch did you? lol.

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auntietk

2:02AM | Fri, 03 February 2012

I love this! Clearly you found one of those marvellous places. Congratulations on your good choice, and on this excellent photograph. You make me feel like I'm there! I'll join you on that verandah, my friend. Orange juice and coffee, and maybe a bagel. Nice!

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