Canberra Travel Blogs

Another week of work in Canberra followed by a relaxing weekend. On Sunday we decided to fully indulge Lydia in her favourite past-times of Canberra - we had both lunch and dinner at her favourite restaurant, the Pancake Parlour, with two different sets of good friends, we visited the National …

Vandaag zijn we naar het parlementsgebouw (Parliament House) gegaan. Interessant om te zien hoe het politieke systeem in Austalie in eklaar zit. We hebben alleen het nieuwe gebouw bezocht, niet het oude. Daarna zijn we naar de National Gallery of Australia gegaan. Je mag er gratis naar binnen.…

Feeling hot, cold, hot, cold. Yesterday i didn't feel well and this morning it was the same. But I had to go out. Woke up at 10 am and leave of the hostel at 11.15am. There are two 'suburbs' the London Circuit and the Parliamentary zone. My hostel was situated in the London Circuit and most of…

Today Kevin Rudd, on his first day of leading parliament, finally apologised for the Australian government's actions towards the Aboriginal people. “Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We r…

Once a year, for a month in spring, Canberra puts on a colourful show of bulbs in the beautiful Commonwealth Park on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin. One year I spent a nice couple of hours tiptoeing through the tulips.

Finally on my way.  10 weeks of holidays before starting my new life as a civvie. Goodbye to those uniforms, it's been a great 22 years.

I didn’t want to stay any longer than a day in Camberra because I’m not really interested in government buildings or museums.  I’ve seen plenty along my way.  Having said that, I did visit the National Museum of Australia on Monday morning and spent a good couple of hours wandering …

We have enjoyed exploring these tiny little portions of the globe, and it's been a mind-expanding and perspective-shifting experience. We have seen some things that we've always wanted to see, and have been surprised by things and places that we never knew existed. We have caught up with friends th…

Just a test of the brand new blog, which will be updated sporadically or not at all, depending on how much of my electronic gear gets stolen during our travels.

Ce matin, nous avons commence notre visite de Canberra par le National Gallery of Australia. Le musee est en renovation et entre deux expositions temporaires, c'est franchement plutot decevant, surtout que la partie qu'il fallait voir n'etait pas accessible. Par contre, le jardin des sculptures eta…

The Grand Prix wasn't till the Sunday so we took a little detour and visited Canberra. Other Backpackers had told us there wasn't much going on there but we wanted to see for ourselves and to say we have been there. I wish we hadn't bothered to be honest, Canberra was very poor in the terms of …

This time we went to the war memorial. It's a very informative centre/museum, but it's sort of lost on me since i appearantly don't know much about Australian history. But clearly the Australians are very proud of their participation in various wars. I'm just wondering why this pride haven't stretc…

The weather in Canberra is always fine ;) With plenty of time, i only went to the Canberra Museum & Gallery and AUS National MuseumI was rather "gentle and quiet" this day =P Griffin Lake made me feel very relax ! Everywhere was silent~I could get very close to the nature~just 1 step ahe…

The morning after the wedding was a very quiet one. We all packed our bags and met for a final breakfast before each going our separate ways. I'm not sure what the name of this grocery store/cafe was called, but it was right around the corner from the Diamant hotel. Although the service w…

Canberra, Australia's capital, is a weird city. It was purposfully created. The area was decided upon because it's relatively halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest cities. There was a contest held for the design of the city and Burly Griffin won...with his design mimicking Washingto…