Inside the Parliament House

2 Days at Canberra

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October 22nd 2009
So we picked Canberra as our first road trip destination - not the most exciting place, but how can we not visit Australia's capital! Canberra is about 2.5 hours drive South of Sydney. It is a city and a state of its own. My first comment about this place: "Is this it?". Yes, this is it - small city, and potentially the smallest National capital we've seen. Being the national capital, one ... 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