Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 41

We left Sydney on the greyhound destined for Canberra. A lot of people had told us not to bother with Canberra but we wanted to break up the journey to Melbourne so we decided to give it a go! It is a planned city so very easy to navigate around. We went to the Parliament buildings on Capitol Hill - going into the House of Representatives and the House of Speakers. We also went onto the roof for a great view of Canberra. Australia's coat of arms features a kangaroo and an Emu apparently because these are the only native animals that cannot walk backwards so the country's mantra would be to 'always go forward'!! (Dad - Much like Camelot - you should suggest this logo to them at the next meeting!!). This was told to ... read more

Hi All, We hope this blog finds you well and that you have had a great 2007! We are sorry we have not been in touch as often as we would like. We have not been utilising the travelblog as much since we are no longer travelling!! Regardless, we wanted to take this opportunity to say hi, give you a quick update on us, and wish you all the best for Christmas and the New Year. Where to start......? This year has flown by for us. We have now been home from the UK for 8 months. We spent our first 2 or so months back on the Gold Coast staying with Justin's family, catching up with mates, and enjoying the sun and the beach. During this time Rach was Maid of Honour for Nicole and ... read more

In a moment of weakness, Sandra agreed to enter a triathlon with some work colleagues. Actually it was just a bit of a triathlon - a team event, with each team member completing just one leg, so not a real triathlon at all. It was (very) hot - but great fun. We didn't win (!), but didn't lose either. Maybe there's time for a proper triathlon after Christmas...!... read more

HAllihallo Einen Tag habe ich Zeit, hier in Canberra (die Hauptstadt Australiens) de Schweizer Botschaft zu suchen :-) Mein Hostle ist in Batsman Bay an der Kueste. Weil man von hier mit dem Bus Nach Canberra fahren kann, wollte ich mir doch diese Stadt anschauen... Leider spielt das Wetter nicht so mit; es ist bewoelkt und regnet leicht... Jetzt sitzte ich grad in der Library und weil das Internet hier gratis ist, schreib ich doch kurz in den Blog. Anschliessend mache ich mich auf Erkundungstour und werde mir verschieden historische Sehenwuerdigkeiten ansehen (wovon es hier ganz viel gibt) Die naechsten paar Tage werde ich an einem Ort namens Kiama verbringen, denn dort gibt es zahlreiche tolle Badestraende, die ich hier om Suede bis jetzt vermisst hatte). Tja, dann ghets weiter in Richtung Sydney und den Bluemountens. ... read more

To the Nation's Capital! So at some point in between monorail-ing and visiting Darling Harbour, we decided to take a little trip to Canberra , the capital city of Australia. Danae had a good friend in the city, studying at the Australian National University (ANU). We awoke bright and early on Friday the 24th to catch our bus to Canberra. Rule #1 of booking buses: never let the blonde do the booking. We arrived at Sydney Central for our 7AM bus, only to find that there was no 7AM bus. When we called the bus company we found out that there was a mix-up and the 7AM bus was TO Sydney. We had made bookings in reverse. I pleaded ignorance in my Canadian accent, and she agreed to switch our reservations. So we headed back to ... read more