Canberra 3

Canberra - ACT

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February 13th 2007
Next stop, ACT. Canberra, the capital of Australia. Just a quick stop of 2 days which gave me chance to see the sights - Parliament House, National Gallery, National Museum etc. Canberra has a really nice feel to it. The huge lakes and surrounding landscape seem to take away the intensity expected from a city, especially THE capital city of Australia. One big downfall - the weekend bus servic ... 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