Old Houses

As my mom finished up cleaning and packing, my dad napping and blogging, I took a little walk to get outside and see more sights.  I retraced my steps from the day before, looking for some old houses that we had seen.  The reason that I needed to check out these houses was due to the huge signs in front that declared "Luxury Apartments Coming Soon!" Even though I am new to the country and the city, and had never laid eyes on these houses before, I felt a huge regret that these Queenslander houses were going to soon be demolished in favor of huge high rise "luxury" apartments that would probably soon be out of fashion and overshadowed by a more chic, taller neighbor.  

After asking our friends about the local views on trespassing, I set off to take a closer look at the houses that had open gates and easy access.  I was a little too timid to actually go in the house, or even take any good pictures, but these houses had an incredible amount of scope.  So far this part of Australia has reminded me a lot of the American South, the houses on stilts*, the tropical vegetation. I could imagine the past of this house, an old couple sitting on the back porch lazily swatting away flies as their grandchildren swim in the little pool.  Complete fabrication, but the past residents of the house must have enjoyed their days there.  Oh well, there is no way that I can prevent these houses or many more around the world from being torn down to squeeze more people into these beautiful places.  I will just admire the places that I still exist.  

*In Queensland, Australia the houses are on stilts, not for the potential flooding, but to keep the houses up so the termites won't destroy them.  The stilts are generally made of wood with a metal coverings.