The Big Rum Bottle, Bundaberg, QLD

Cairo has the Pyramids, Paris has la tour Eiffel. Bundy has its own tribute to the culture of its people – this fantastic flagon of the good old fighting juice! The Big Rum Bottle wearily outside the Bundaberg Rum Distillery, which is a mecca for barflies Big Thing fanatics. The rum-filled Romeo was constructed for World Expo ’88 in Brisbane. He overshadowed the futuristic monorail … Continue reading The Big Rum Bottle, Bundaberg, QLD

Darrel the Barrel, Bundaberg, QLD

The good people of Bundy are so obsessed with ginger beer that a regular-sized barrel full of it could never satisfy them. So in 2005 they built the Big Barrel – lovingly referred to as Darrel by his swarm of admirers – in the middle of the city. This soft drink paradise is certainly sweet! Darrel serves as a shrine to the region’s enviable fizzy … Continue reading Darrel the Barrel, Bundaberg, QLD