ariel shot of the city from Black Mountain Tower

Three trains, two busses and a long walk...one way.

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May 8th 2010
I spent a long weekend in Canberra. It's interesting because most foreigners don't know that the city exists, let alone that it is the capital of Australia. Canberra is a planed city and actually designed by a former American, from Chicago (He has since become an Australian citizen). The new Parliament building sits in the center of the government region and streets radiate out from it creating ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Australian Capital Territory » Canberra

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more