Blogs from Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Well what can i say about Canberra???? Canberra is the capital city of Australia with a population of 367,000, it is Australias largest inland city and the eighth largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the australian Capital Territory (ACT), 280km south-west of Sydney, and 660km north-east of Melbourne. A resident of canberra is known as a Canberran. The site of canberra was selected for the location of the nations capital in 1908 as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne, Australi's two largest cities. It is unusual among australian cities', being an entirely planned city outside of any state, similar to the American federal district of Columbia. As the seat of the government of Australia, Canberra is the site of Parliament House, High Court and numerous government departments and agencies. ... read more

Hi Everyone It's the 24thAugust and we have been back 1week,came back with suspected DVT,spent most of afternoon of day of arrival at hospital till 11.30 at night to get a clearance that it wasn't DVT I've damaged my Achilles heel,so physio and rest are the order of the day,the only consolation of the day was that the All Blacks beat Oz I'm back at work,in body only of course,Kevin and I came back with doozie colds!!!!!! Thank you all for sharing our amazing journeys over the last 9weeks Hope you enjoyed the photos We said our goodbyes in the the UK!Switzerland to I our friends,horrible sayinfarewells Sylvia and Kevin... read more

Just doing a test page. Hey I'm an old fart and new at this. So just seeing how it works.... read more

Canberra Day 5 Some skippers still woke up very early even we all could have slept in! Since TK asked the girls to wake up Jeremy but not to go into his room, they decided to perform their special hand clapping on the outside wall of Jeremy's room. It was quite loud and made one not so happy 16 year old. We visited Questacon this morning and all enjoyed a variety of special scientific experiences. The best part was when Jeremy and Ellie were on the 360 swing and both successfully made the 360 degree rotation on the swing. After the Questacon visit, we walked across the park and Aboriginal Embassy land to the old Parliament House. First lunch then a quick tour. We all enjoyed visiting a special room called - Prime Ministers' room (?) ... read more

Canberra - Day 4 Charnwood School When we got in and started warming up, a crazy kid walked in and started swearing and throwing chairs. It freaked everyone out and we still can't get over it. Before we performed they had an assembly and they presented awards to who created some machines such as helicopters, a plane and a crane. We performed again and we invited Nicole Krause (Jazzy Jumpers ' coach) to skip in Double Dutch at the end. We went into their staffroom for morning tea - we had Dutch carrots, celery sticks, rice crackers with dips and chocolate muffins. We ate a lot of carrots and Nicole and some adults stopped us eating carrots. By Maya Evatt School This school has a disco every Friday and looked really fun. They seemed a fun ... read more