I heart Canberra

I really like Canberra.

It feels good to get that off my chest.

I will admit that I am one of those people who never really considered coming here after hearing for years all the disparaging comments people have made about it. But its a really nice place. Of course I have had the perfect day to see it at it’s best with there not being a cloud in the sky but since most of the places that interest me are inside anyway I don’t think a little rain would have been a problem. I will definitely be coming back to see all of the sights.

This is going to be a super short post because I was out at 8am and have been walking ever since. About 20km according to my handheld gps and that doesn’t include walking around inside places. So here is just a brief rundown. I’ll post a longer version when i get home, complete with photos.

Went to Parliament House…understated and interesting.

Went to the War Memorial…easy to see why this is one of the countries great tourist attractions.

Went to the Film and Sound Archive to see a display on Australian animation…disappointing.

Went to the National Museum…impressive and would like to have had more time.

Now I am footsore and tired but that’s a good thing. It means that I can now have a leisurely shower before I put my feet up and fall asleep in front of the TV. I need a good nights sleep because I have a 16 hour drive ahead of me tomorrow to get back home.

Keep your eye on twitter ( http://twitter.com/ptrekker ) as I tweet from the road.

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