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Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
The journey from Melbourne to Canberra was best described as long, bored and tiring. Taking us about 7.5 hours (and passing Mansfield!) we finally arrived in Canberra on Australia day and after checking into our motel in Queanbeyan, a suburb about 15 minutes from the centre we headed for Lake Burley-Griffin where they had been having celebrations all day and later they were having a firework display. Canberra was a purpose build city to act as the capital and therefore everything is very new,...
Canberra, Australia paulontheroad
... so foot sore I have bruises on my bruises.
Rounded the day off with a visit to Spas na Krovii, although I didn't. The Rough Guide said it was open till 8pm, but nothing about the ticket office being closd at 6pm. However, two important discoveries were made: two beers on a more or less empty stomach is enough to make you feel a bit tipsy, espcially when those beers are 500ml each. And it's really hard to take photos with a wide angle lense ...
... case with handle and wheels. All of her equipment is in plastic sandwich boxes and the whole lot is clean and tidy.
Nikon D200 is the camera issued and they have two lenses which they interchange depending on what they are photographing.
Like all other units I have visited, black and white powder and black magna are the powders issued and all marks are photographed and not normally lifted ...
... bike which is cool because there are tons of trails around here so it’ll give me a chance to get a bit more exercice! The hard thing is to remember to keep riding on the right side… come to think of it, I’ll probably walk my bike to the bike trails, probably safer that way! J Sunday was then filled with more walking around the markets and cafés, did my groceries for the week (bought some more kangaroo, yummy!!) and ...
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia caro_paquetteDuring the time we were still in Canberra, we went to the War Mueseum,which was quite interesting.The four of us took a tour around the mueseum, to show us how the wars worked. We went to Cockington Green, it was really cool! Everywhere were little famous buildings from all over the world!We went on a steam train, had lunch and did a sketch. We ...
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia macphails... say that it didn't grab our attention. Mind you we were at the very last row, with people constantly queuing up to go to the toilet. Anyway, we made it home safe and sound, back in the land of Oz. SUMMARY 2 months of travelling, with over 10,000 km in a mini bus, and only 3 days where it rained, the holiday was nothing short of spectacular. Even when things didn't go to script there were good or better outcomes. A good mix of returning to old places ...
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ashlmc... rained is was liquid mud. I'm just glad I finally filled the Windscreen Wash up whilst in Melbourne - things got real messy. On paper, Canberra isn't the most exciting of cities. It was built to be the capital of Australia when Melbourne and Sydney couldn't decide who was the boss. So in the middle of knowhere, surrounded by mountains, Canberra was built. Personally I thought it all felt a bit fake. I like cities to grow, to be able to ...
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia darrenstravels... ge ly i The Rocks Museum. Ganske interessant omkring tidlig bebyggelse og convicts. Derfter over gaden til shoppingarkade og Sydney Visitors Center. Da regnen så småt begyndte at stilne af gik vi ned til havnefronten, Cirkular Quay, hvorfra vi tog færgen til Darling Harbour. Her var Mia er inde og få lavet nye flotte negle, mens Jørgen skrev på denne Travel Pod. Janne kiggede på butikker og fik købt en nøglering med Redback spider til Cathrina Efter Darling Harbour ...
Canberra, Australia joergen... a domed metal memorial thingy near the car park which produced fantastic echoing resonance when we stood inside it, making silly noises. This was, it turned out, The Most Interesting Thing In Canberra. We wandered over to the Parliament Buildings. There were very few people about, which added to the strangeness of the place. Charlotte and Kirsty did handstands on the grass between the Old and New Parliament Buildings and debated how a town which didn't ...
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia jacobandkirsty... but maybe if we put a big lawn nearby it will be alright". They have a lot of interesting stuff to see though (if you are me). The national museum, the parliament house, the old parliament house, Australian War Memorial, the High Court and Questacon - National Science and Technology Centre. That's where I started. What anybody failed to mention to me, including Lonely Planet and the entrance fee taking dude, was that Questacon was for kids. What is good is that ...
Canberra, Australia mighty_ted
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