Comfort Inn And Suites Capital Executive Canberra

Spent the day at Questicon which is science museum (bit like scitech for WA people) but bigger and better. The kids had a ball - so much to see and do - they especially love sideshow alley (of course) and in particular the rollercoaster simulator - went on it many times. Also lots of other interesting exhibitions including a mechanical dinosaur area - perceptions area - toddlers water and play area - hurricane and earthquakes ...

... house. Didn't see the Prime Minister cause he was at a funeral. But we had a good look around. We than went & had lunch at a Irish Pub in the city centre. Which was really good.

We were than off to Mt Ainsley to get a photo of Anzac Ave. It was f....ing freezing up there so a few quick photos we than went back home to do some laundry. Which is still drying. I cleaned out the car & than nae & I went to the shops so I could buy some mags. We also bought ...

... pairs. The fact that i got it DOWN to seven is a true packing miracle in itself. And anyway, Brad's book weighed a whole kilo. His thongs weigh 1.2kg. He has HUGE feet. So if you add up the weight of my shoes, the quantity is not an issue....except for the Alaskan glacier hiking boots. And they ARE coming, because the faux fur matches my Alaskan parka. I mean really... what are you SUPPOSED to wear in Alaska... thongs? So here's where we're at. We've made it to 20kg for each ...

Welcome to Australia Hallo und h**zlich willkommen zu meinem **sten B**icht aus dem australischen Somm**. Ja es ist wirklich wahr, seit etwas mehr als ein** Woche befinde ich mich in Australiens Hauptstadt, Canb**ra. Grund genug für ein **stes Resümee d** v**gangenen Tage. Um gleich mit einem guten Satz zu starten, ziti**e ich die bekannte Weisheit von Konfuzius: "Auch die längste Reise beginnt mit dem **sten Schritt." Meine Anreise aus dem wint**lichen Freiburg in ...

... a steam train ride unfortunately not working on the day we visited - oh well, Jacob did enjoy the working model trains all the same. We also spent time catching up with Cherie's friend Renae and her family who live here, a nice evening was had at the lighting of the Christmas tree in the city heart and we also spent the day of Claire's 1st Birthday at their place for a little party. Of course the main event was the birth of Renae's baby - a ...

... a fraction of what I wanted to complete. Of course I hadn't packed either so it was after 1am this morning before I was even contemplating bed. Four hours sleep, a mad scramble to think what else I might have forgotten to pack and then off to the airport with Pete.

... struggling for equality and for restitution. In 1972, they established a tent assembly outside of the old Parliament House as a protest against the denial of land rights and the right of self-determination. Since 1972, the embassy (which literally is a group of tents) has been manned, and it really was a very powerful (and sobering) symbol. Although I did have a chuckle at the stickers plastered all over the statute of King George--be sure to ...

After Melbourne we had a couple of days to get to Canberra in time for the weekend to meet up with some of Canada's friends from the U.K. , which meant that we had enough time to enjoy the high country and the Great Alpine Road. The road itself winded up hill into another sensational drive. By days end we had hit Omeo a cross junction town of sorts and had found a huge ...

... he may be aboriginie. He was kind enough to take us outside where he showed us how to throw a boomerang. He was so good at it & when we tried, of course it didn't do what it's supposed to. Apparently takes alot of practice. Abby was able to do it a little bit. It was fun & a first for us to see it properly thrown. It was so nice how he had alot of patience with us. After Laadie, we proceeded to go see Hymans Beach said to have the whitest sand in the ...

Hung over and completely badgered, I awoke at the early hour of 5:30 a.m. This is an hour that I haven't seen in a very long time, probably since being drilled in high school rugby practices by my hardcore crazy bull dike coach. This special morning, I had to wake up early to drive to Canberra, Australia's national capital to celebrate the X-Mas holidays and re-unite with my friend Ali. I met Ali at Brock when she was studying abroad and we became friends when I cast her in ...