Darwin is the final stop for the north-bound trip on The Ghan.
For the average Aussie (of my vintage), the first thing that comes to mind is Cyclone Tracy in 1974 wiping out the city on Christmas eve.
And since the Baz Luhrman Australia movie, a few more know that Darwin was bombed in 1942, in the biggest Japanese air since Pearl Harbour.
Stepping off the train, you realise you’re in the tropics.
It’s hard to resist looking out to sea to see the islands just offshore.
The architecture is the other standout. Beautiful colonial buildings with wide verandahs.
