The reason

for coming to Sutherland was to see SALT, Southern African Large Telescope.

Unfortunately we were not allowed inside!

Hubby was in charge of the bookings and he mistakenly only booked the tour for 1!

We thought they might let us in, but there was just no way.

So this is all I have and the info can be found on the following link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_African_Large_Telescope

[Casablanca]

Oh noooooo!! So sorry. It looks amazing.

[Mags]

Too bad, but it's a wonderful capture of the observatory.

[katy]

How disappointing! what a spectacular view of it though! Did at least one of you go in?

[Beryl Lloyd]

Oh ! such bad luck , but still a delightful capture of the observatory !

[winghong_ho]

So disappointed. Could you book the visit for the next day?

[Linda Godwin]

Disappointed but not intentional on his part certainly. Just a mistake. You know he feels bad too. Maybe another time.

[Paul J]

Oh my gosh! That sounds like something I would do! Nice shot of the observatory however.

[narayani]

What a shame

[Liz Gooster]

How frustrating! Did you manage to find a way in the next day??

[Christine Sztukowski]

Oh man, I am so sorry you missed seeing inside

[Bucktree]

Too bad you could not gain entrance. That is a very impressive building and telescope.

[Corinne C]

Amazing. This visit must be incredible!

[Merrelyn]

What a shame that they wouldn't let you pay on the spot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot and it is so interesting looking. I'm sorry you weren't able to get in.

[Lesley]

Oh no, what a shame. We did something similar with the Reichstag building in Berlin, and they wouldn’t give an inch. Possibly worth your visit though, as this is a wonderful photo.

[Dorothy]

That would have been so interesting, hope you return sometime.

[Joan Robillard]

Next time maybe you should make the bookings. :)

[Joy's Focus]

I would love to view the galaxies through that telescope. Fascinating information about it. Well how long is hubby on probation for not buying 2 tickets? : )

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh no!

[Beverley]

An amazing building… such shame however maybe a revisit needs to be planned.

[Olwynne]

Oh no. What a shame. If you want a job doing properly....... ;-)

[Korcsog Károly]

Thanks for the attached link!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

How frustrating- it looks like an amazing place!

[Rob Z]

It is a fabulous looking building from outside!

[Heather]

That's really really frustrating, Diana! But as others have said, you got a great shot of it from the outside! Fav

[Allison Maltese]

That is really too bad. Perhaps you will get to go another time.

[Babs]

Oh no how disappointing. I think hubby needs to put in the naughty corner. ha ha.

[Susan Wakely]

Oh dear. What a shame.

[George]

It looks superb. What a shame!

[Rick]

Wow, that's a shame that they wouldn't let you all in. That would have been an interesting visit. Great shot of the outside.

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

Wow......looks like the guys take another hit for this one. Unfortunately, us guys are sometimes prone to miss the fine details...vis-a-vi only one ticket in this case. Sorry that happened to you. My wife just pointed out to me a couple of nights ago that we actually needed 6 fire alarms installed, and not the 4 that i set the appointment for. Thankfully, it was the night before, and I was able to text the company about the change, and purchase another couple of alarms before they arrived mid-morning the next morning. Yeah....i missed the detail on that one!!

[Kathy A]

Nice looking building, such a shame you couldn't go in

[Diana]

@casablanca @marlboromaam @grammyn @beryl @wh2021 @rontu @pej76 @narayani @lizgooster @365projectorgchristine @dkellogg @corinnec @merrelyn @mittens @tinley23 @illinilass @joansmor @joysfocus @koalagardens @beverley365 @ollyfran @kork @olivetreeann @robz @365projectorgheatherb @falcon11 @onewing @wakelys @gaf005 @rickster549 @ggshearron @kjarn Thanks for the sympathetic comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@grammyn It was a two and a half hour tour Katy, Katja and I did not feel like hanging around there in the heat ;-)

@wh2021 @lizgooster We had other travel plans and had to get back home, maybe some other time ;-)

[Denise Wood]

Fascinating building :)

[katy]

@ludwigsdiana perfectly understandable

[haskar]

What a shame. An impressive building.