Between 2 slices of Sydney we had a Canberra filling, visiting the nation's man-made capital for the weekend. It was built between Melbourne and Sydney, the two towns that had been competing for the distinction of being Australia's most important city, and was loosely based on the design of Washington, D.C. We spent the afternoon at Cockington Green, an old country house with some amazing miniature models of buildings both from England and around the world, complete with lego-men sized people. So we saw Stonehenge, Angkor Wat, and even Machu Picchu, all on a single leisurely walk! That's the way to do it. The next day we took a guided tour around Parliament House, which is cut into the hill that looks over the city. It's cut into the hill because originally the site was chosen
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