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- Canberra
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Canberra Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Canberra, Australia
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 ...
Preparation prevents piss poor performance
Hi blog readers, today sees the first entry in A&N's new travel blog. Leena Loxa is the handle we are using, and you can puzzle that one out for yourself. If you're a Type A traveller (as one of us is), it is essential to have everything ...
Leaving Australia to Tokyo
Leaving Australia at 7am to Sydney then an overnight stop over in Narita. After a good night sleep - travelling to London where Alex will meet us at the ...
Sept 10-12, 05 (Sat-Mon)
... Colin drove us to the top of Mt. Ainslie where we can have a gorgeous view of the city of Canberra. Canberra was a planned city and spread out. Of course Australia is a huge country and has enough land to do this. We went to Regatta Point which depicts ...
Being kids in Canberra
We headed to Questacon today - Australia's National Science Museum. Now, as you probably know, that's not really the kind of place I'm in to, but we'd heard good things that it was really hands-on for kids, so thought it would be good fun for Maddie. ...
t -2 days
We are very excited at the moment... Chris is making sure everything is charged and ready to go. Nessy is very excited by her new phone... (same number - its cheaper to txt us than to call us, too by the way - international roaming is turned on) If ...
Money making
... photos under Canberra. After a rather walm walk and more waiting for buses I found myself at the National Gallery of Australia. The Art Gallery in a car park. The building is probably the most horrible public building in Canberra: concrete with ...
The Australian War Memorial
... , my Mum and I made a trip to the Australian War Memorial. It's a fairly incredible place, with relics and stories from Australia's military history, with particular focus on World War's I and II. Just as we arrived there, a tour was beginning, so we ...
Work and stuff
... in a long time, and our first in Australia ever. Michelle and I both worked at Sub-Urban restaurant in Dickson district on Canberra, ACT, Australia. It was not all together a very charming experience but we were grateful none the less. It seems to be an ...
Departure...
... about food.... I am not going to listen to him..... Back on task Breakfast - the final ultimate taste of canberra - saturday scrolls from silo.... chocolate, blueberries, almonds all wrapped up in buttery pastry goodness. These delectable pastries ...
Beginning of a long Road trip
... site was nice, see the pics. After a short stop off at a 'blow hole' at Kiama, again see pics, we then drove on to Canberra, the Capital of Oz, & one of the most photographed cities, ever! We took a tour of the new house of Parliment.... which, even after ...
Taking some time out at the Capital...
... . The use of marble (which came all the way from Italy) in the Foyer provides a link to the arrival of Europeans to Australia. So basically, everything in the design of this place has a meaning. The tapestry in the Great Hall is of giant ...
Capital city
Founded between Sydney and Melbourne to stop them bickering over who should hold the capital city status, we'd heard Canberra was the most boring capital in the world. It lives up to it's reputation. ...
PSP and Nintendo DS
During our visit to Canberra, Stu and I have been to cinema a few times and we have bought a PSP (for Stu) and a Nintendo DS (for me)... we are bored of the TV and treated ourselves - early Xmas pressies... they work out cheaper over here... Its all ...
The Capital
... the piss we were all shattered from a full day of site seeing and travelling. Then next day we went to the national art gallery of Australia then we had a sit down beside the man made Lake Burley Griffin. Then it was off to the airport to drop off the car ...
Screen archives and a change in the weather
Went to the National Screen and Sound archives this morning. Patchy, but the best bits were great fun - extracts from everything from Skippy the Kangaroo to the first ever Feature Film (on Ned Kelly, in the early 1900s), with plenty to watch and listen ...
Canberra Sightseeing & Gardening Work
... Aussie friends once again, even though this time it was Keith’s turn to be the one down with influenza. Last time I was in Canberra I saw heaps of indoor activities due to the bad weather, so this time I got to see most of the outdoor stuff that I ...
Australia - beautiful and illogical...
Hey there! This is my first entry from Australia! Hope it would be as exciting as the former ones - I know for me it's still very interesting. By the way, computer sucks = no pictures this time. And we have some left from NZ yet! I arrived 2 days ago ...
Can'bore'a
... and dull capital city we have ever had the misfortune of visiting. For all of those of you who may in the future travel to Australia PLEASE AVOID THIS CITY for you own well-being and sanity. The people here are fine but there are hardly any of them around ...
Vetrek uit Sydney en aankomst in Canberra
Onze eerste kilometers met de Ford Falcon richting Canberra. We hebben hem ook direcht getest als slaapplek. Erg koud en oncomfortabel bleek ...
The Nation's Capital
... for Saturday. The very modern museum included (to name just a few) an outdoor section giving an artistic interpretation of Australia`s story, landscapes and features, a history of the nations sports and sport stars, a look at (and a listen to) Australian ...
Melbourne to Sydney
... doing. Yet another early morning! Today was the day we were going to arrive in Sydney! We went via Canberra though. Canberra is the capital of Australia, and sits in its own tiny state of "Australian Capital Territory", when it was being decided whether ...
Canberra
Wir sind gestern Abend in Canberra angekommen. Heute haben wir einen langen Fussmarsch durch die Stadt gemacht, so wir es lonely planet empfohlen hat. Aber so besonderes gibt es hier gar nicht zu sehen. Die Stadt ist ja kuenstlich angelegt worden, weil ...
Canberra and the Great Ocean Road!
... the Great Ocean Road. Instead of our usual route down the coast, we instead, settled on driving inland and west toward Canberra. The roads inland were inevitably long and somewhat desolate -- we spent many quiet evenings in small rest areas on the side ...
Capital Punishment!
... were worth doing is because there was nothing else to do. Im now heading back to Sydney (again!), for my last final night in Australia. Then Im flying back to the sunshine, to land that is no stranger to war itself. Catch you later, ...
A Day In The Life Of Sydney Working Ladies....
... both wanted the title and couldn't decide, so they custom built a city half way between to be it instead. And so you have Canberra, the most boring place around! So glad to back in Sydney then, where this Sunday we shall be going to the original ...
Canberra / Coach Trip to Melbourne
... bought some cheap sunglasses and headed off in the direction of where I presumed the ‘touristy’ stuff must be. Canberra is the capital of Australia, and home of all the governmental type buildings. So full of them in fact that 40% of the ...