Rydges Eagle Hawk Hill Resort Canberra

Hey everyone!

Haven't had a very eventful week, but thought I’d keep you guys posted anyways! The week didn’t start off that well (Ipod broke, lost my USB key, got another stupid eye infection, my boss’ true colors came out, etc), but I’ve had a really great weekend!

I went out drinking on Friday night with Sonia and a group of her old schoolmates (about 12 girls total), after which we met up with ...

... at the inn for boys! We had to book a motel quite a bit out of the centre for more than we would like to pay. Once we had accommodation organised, we went back to book the bus. The bus we wanted was filled so we couldn't leave until the later bus which meant a late arrival in Canberra. That put an end to meeting the relatives and we were stuck in Canberra for 3 expensive, non-refundable, nights! All reports of Canberra were to give it a miss ...

... by Bass Strait. To the east, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands are governed from Australia, as is the Antarctic holding based around Mawson. It is the driest continent on earth with around 1/3rd considered desert. It is approximately 3,700 km. long (north to south) and 4,000 kilometres wide. The mainland section is roughly divided in the east by the Great Dividing Range which lies inland from the eastern seaboard and runs from the Cape York Peninsula in ...

... of 11 checkpoints around the hills of Mount Pleasant.

The next leg (from TA4 to TA5) was a straight ride leg, visiting a few checkpoints along the way which included locating codes in various underpasses. Along Anzac Parade, we needed to write, in two words, what each memorial on the east side was for. Although this sounds easy, it is quite difficult to sum up a memorial in two words!
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... interesting facts and space memorabilia (including a moon rock returned by the Apollo astronauts). But the most fascinating part is that you can listen to the stars' "chatter" as a special device converts the electromagnetic waves captured by the dishes (and considered background "noise" coming from all the stars of our galaxy) and converts them into audible signals for our human ear to hear, a veritable symphony of the stars. G's only regret was that he could ...

... fik købt T.shirts, halskæder mm. Man kan købe næsten alt her, baade fødevarer, andre dagligvarer og tøj mm.. Og saa er det billigt. Så her skal vi have mere tid, næste gang vi kommer til Melbourne. Et lille problem er dog, at når markedet lukker ned lukker spisestederne også. Så vi måtte spadsere et godt stykke vej ind mod bycentrum, før Mia og vi andre kunne få stillet den mest påtrængende sult i en Subway. Spadserturen ned til Federation Square og Flinders Street ...

... roads running out from the centre. On a map it looks very geometric but with plenty of space in the surrounding parkland it is a very impressive site. We entered the modern stone building, opened in 1988 and the interior was finished in marble. As both houses were sitting, the House of Representatives and the upper Senate, we went into the visitor's galleries of each and listened for a few minutes. The houses, as indeed the ...

... and everything we could think of. Our hostel is called the Arts Factory, and it's buzzing with activity and creativity - every day i can take a didjeridoo lesson, learn Hula dancing, firedancing, play guitar, take a "Bush Tucker" walk and learn the medicinal and nutritional and practical uses of about 20 plants, surf, paint, ride bike, or just sit and talk for hours in a hammock with so many interesting people. Or also party all day, as there are a lot of ...

Well, had a great weekend, it was a mates leavin do - Will from Canada on friday night, the plan was to have dinner at the flat - Jess made fahitas for me Will, Jason and Charlie, (they were so yummy!) then go over to the hostel for games of beer-pong (u throw pingpong balls into cups of beer and drink them.) Then get a decent nights sleep to be up at 8 to meet everyone at 9 am at central station to get the train to katoomba (blue mountains). This didnt really happen as we ...

... and baked tomatoes, and salmon that was cooked in the brick oven as well as lox leftover from last night (still yummy). It was somewhere in between a formal meal and an informal meal, and turned out to be great fun. I also tried a very tasty sake and had a few glasses of a very dark and slightly sweet wine from Western Australia. There was an exchange of gifts again, and we didn't expect to participate, but Shuji gave us a small cloth bag made from Japanese fabrics ...