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Canberra
Travel Blogs from Canberra, Australia
Canberra - The city of walking
... with Ceaušescu, asking him for some good advices. Canberra: "How do you think we shall have the lawns?" Ceaušescu: "Big" Canberra: "How shall the buildings be?" Ceaušescu: "Big" Canberra: "How shall..." Ceaušescu: "Big!" Am I finished with ...
Its cold!!
After a late start (John is getting used to this sleeping in thing) we headed to the institute of sport for a tour of the facility. Was very interesting. Then we rugged up and headed to the Raiders vs Bulldogs game (for the record the bulldogs won) ...
Australia's Capital City and the Blue Mountains
Our round-Australia trip would not have been complete without a visit to 'the most boring capital city' as Canberra is often called. An acclaimed war memorial and an ultra-modern Parliment building followed by a great dinner was all that we ...
Judging A Book
... being downright dull, a reputation potent enough for a joker to plant a crude line in the Wikipedia page on Canberra stating that "the capital city of Australia is boring and you should never go there. Why are you even looking it up?" After spending ...
Nine days to go!
Nine days to go and we are getting excited. Bowling shirts finally ready, now just need some tickets. Our travel agent will hopefully have everything ready tomorrow. Fingers Crossed and will keep you ...
Money money money
... out, and it was raining outside. All of that to tell me that I had a job! :) The War Memorial is a museum on Australia's military history, just like so many other in the world. What makes a difference is first the display of artefacts, which I found very ...
Chapter 15: Capital Detour
... 3 hours to see it and I was thinking "sure it does". But the museum is really good with lots of information on Australia's involvement in WWI and WWII. There were lots of interesting displays and paraphanelia from the wars. I ended up there about 2.5 ...
Canberra
... . Bisher habe ich nicht viel von euch gehoert. eure Sabina Czesc wam wszystkim! Od niedzieli, 09.03., jestem w Canberra. To bardzo ladne, male miasto. Canberra jest stolica Australii. Nie zdazylam jeszcze duzo zobaczyc, ale zrobie to w ...
A Tour of Canberra
... was quite scary. I do hope that doesn't happen when we are here. We also learnt about the convicts that came over to Australia many years ago, and were happy (?) to see that the majority of them were English. We also went into a theatre within the ...
Canberra
people warned us not to go, but we had to visit the capital anyway, only to find that there really was nothing ...
AND WE'RE OFF!!
... - massage for two dollars - back to sleep :) - lie by pool - back to sleep :):) - swim in ocean - cocktails in swim-up bar - night walk on beach - sleep on beach :):):) For all you guys in Canberra: penny-caaan!! (coolcoolcool) Love B&E ...
Campervanning
... -Louise and, once we had finally negotiated our way out of Sydney city, we were on the road for a four hour drive to Australia's capital. The ACT (Australian Capital Territory) is an independent state, not part of New South Wales, so it was into my 6th ...
No worries
... of huge open spaces so it doesn't really feel like a capital but it's a lot nicer than most cities. We went to the Canberra Exibition which tells the story of the towns history and also checked out the Captain Cook Memorial Jet - wonder what he would ...
Canberra Parliament and Paintings
... dominates the area. We had a tour, seeing the two houses (similar to the Houses of Lords / Commons) and learning a bit about Australia's government system. From the roof of the building we had views across to the Australian War Memorial. Next up was a ...
Still cold........
Another late start and off to Questacon! Went to one of their shows and of course, John was picked from the audience to get on stage. He had to hit a ball with a racquet with the guy running and the show and of course John took it very serious and ...
Pre-Christmas in Canberra
My Christmas holidays started on Friday 22nd - yay! My friend Melanie from Glasgow arrived in Canberra on Friday afternoon and we met up in the city centre. We had a fab time on Saturday and Sunday, with Greg arriving in Canberra too. I'll ...
Arrival in Capital Canberra and Calvary Hospital
... ; Ngaira worked in London for a few years so she's helping translate unfamiliar terms/words and adjust to healthcare in Australia. Canberra is famous for many things...some people say roundabouts and public servants. It is the capital though and ...
A day at The Stoddarts
... (there is a bad drought in the area), and watching the parrot type birds (red, green and blue) fly around. This felt like Australia. I spoilt the scene when I came out on the veranda with a runny nose and a massive red dressing gown I had been lent. I ...
Home; What I have Learned
... of years as well as small nasty things that kill hundreds of people. 8. Eating yoghurt will not cure gastro caused by bacteria. 9. Australia has the most beautiful beaches in the world or at least in Australasia. 10. Turning 40 IS a cause for ...
The Big Smoke
... I found quite interesting – full of Australian Memorabilia and took a local tourist drive to a few lookouts to get a view of Canberra from afar. Absolutely beautiful. It is much, much cooler now and I have had to drag out some long sleeved ...
One more day in Canberra
Well, looks like I couldnt bring myself to depart with the lovely city of Canberra. I had actually planned on leaving for Melbourne today, but my host Jonathan freed himself up to take me around for the day. We had a lovely lunch/coffee at a ...
Canberra
... opinion as although its not the nicest placxe in the world there is quite alot there and it is the capital city of australia so surely worth a visit. Aparently they decided to make it the capital as melbourne and sydney would throw their toys out of the ...
Canberra
We have arrived for a short stay in the capital of Australia, Canberra, and just like most government towns, it was practically closed when we arrived. Well, this city was not too good. We literally had to walk between the few attractions such as the ...
Canberra
... go back and start from the beginning so this will be a short one to begin with. As most of you know i have lived in Canberra for the last seven years to complete uni and start my teaching career. Now that has happened it is time to travel travel ...
The Bush Capital
... CBD with heaps of space and a laid back atmosphere. The town if famous for Berrima Gaol which is the longest operating jail in Australia and dates from the early 19th Century and I think still operates as a female prison. After a look round the gift shops ...
Australia Capital Territory
... the place as there was a nice camp fire, we were right in the wilderness, and due to the fact that everyone else in Australia was at work we were also the only ones there. We pitched our table to reserve our spot and went on an explore of the ...
Victory in Europe
On Saturday night a Victory in Europe themed charity dance was held at the Albert Hall Canberra. Ngaira and I spent the whole of Saturday getting dolled up for the occassion. In the morning her gran put our hair in rollers. We ...
The capital, hey?
... at the best of times, but with all the rain, it's just plain scary! So, with a swift direction change, we aimed for Canberra instead. We were going move on to the ACT at some stage anyway, so no real drama there. The drive from Wodonga was amazing. We ...