Category Archives: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra, Australia’s Capital City – Part 3

17 May 2018 On our last full day in Canberra, we decided to travel like locals and rented bicycles. We peddled 25 km on the paved trails around Lake Burley Griffin. The bike paths are a great way to see … Continue reading

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Canberra, Australia’s Capital City – Part 2

16 May 2018 For a small city Canberra has alot to offer, and much of it is free! In addition to Parliament House, Museum of Australian Democracy, and Australian War Memorial we also visited some of the city’s other attractions. … Continue reading

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Canberra: Australian War Memorial

15 May 2018 The Australian War Memorial is an impressive monument to service and museum of military history. We planned to spend a couple hours and ended up spending most of the day. We started the day by taking a … Continue reading

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Canberra: Parliament House and Old Parliament House

14 May 2018 Parliament House, completed in 1988, is the center of national government. It was designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Mitchell/Giurgola whom also designed the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center in Kill Devil Hills and Davis Library … Continue reading

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Canberra, Australia’s Capital City

13 – 18 May 2018 Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory is the capital of Australia and next stop in our travels across the country. Similar in arrangement as Washington in the District of Columbia, the ACT is an independent … Continue reading

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