With Anand family

Canberra (14-20 February)

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February 24th 2009
On Valentine's Day we said goodbye to Kosciuszko National Park and drove north to Tumut and then headed east, taking the back way into Canberra via the state forest trails and Brindabella (although we don't actually recall passing through Brindabella)! We arrived in Canberra, stopping for lunch at Commonwealth Park, and then drove to the Canberra South Motor Park in Fyshwick. We decided to stay ... 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