Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Gympie Gem Shop


On our way home from the camping trip we finally stopped in at a Gem Shop we had driven past countless times before. It always seemed slightly odd and the fear of finding ourselves inside, awkwardly standing around made the prospect of stopping uninviting. This time though we must have been feeling courageous or maybe it was safety in numbers that saw us pulling into an almost empty car park.

It was pretty much how I imagined it would be inside, a treasure trove full of years worth of collecting, by a grumpy old couple.   When we walked in the older lady was clearly fed up by a sweet pair of boys who couldn't make up their mind which gems to buy, patience obviously not her forte :p 

We still had fun exploring and I went home with three pretty gems. Ben remarked as we were leaving that I happened to pick the most obnoxiously girly and fake gems from the whole shop, and when I looked down at our two different piles, examining Ben's earthy choices, I had a little chuckle at my selection :p






I'll make sure to post a photo of the gems I picked :)

10 comments:

  1. This shop looks glorious! Looking forward to seeing what you chose.

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  2. looks interesting. can't wait to see your gems. pink???

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  3. this shop looks like a dream come true!

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  4. Tee hee. I remember seeing places like this on our camping trip through the Alberta badlands when I was a kid.

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  5. Sometimes it's good to pull over and stop hey :)

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  6. Gosh I'd love to visit that shop!

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  7. This shop looks like a great place to wander :D

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  8. that shop looks so awesome and cluttered!

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  9. This is so different for me! We don't have here this type of shops next to the beaches or campings. It looks to me like out of an adventure/mistery movie :)

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  10. It's actually a drive away from the beach but in a really random location, I guess why we have always avoided going in!!

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