Canberra

This long weekend we visited Canberra, Australia's capital city. Canberra is 285km (177 miles) away from Sydney, so it took just over three hours to get there. We stopped off at some rural Australian towns on the way including Mittagong, Bowral and Berrima.

Some of the attractions we visited in Canberra were:

- Australian War Memorial

- New Parliament House

- Mount Ainslie

- Black Mountain

- Telstra Tower

- National Royal Botanic Garden

- National Portrait Gallery

- National Gallery

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The view over Canberra from Mount Ainslie.

Chris at Mount Ainslie lookout.

Looking towards the Australian War Memorial, Anzac Parade, Old and New Parliament House.

Looking towards Old and New Parliament House with Lake Burley Griffin in the foreground.

The Australian War Memorial and gardens.

The Australian War Memorial.

The Australian War Memorial.

Poppys and the names of lost soldiers at the Australian War Memorial.

Poppys and the names of lost soldiers at the Australian War Memorial.

Stained glass window inside the Australian War Memorial.

Black Mountain and the Telstra Tower.

The observation deck of the Telstra Tower.

Looking away from Canberra at the countryside from to observation deck of the Telstra Tower.

Bruce taking a panorama shot of Canberra.

The National Botanic Gardens.

The National Botanic Gardens.

The National Botanic Gardens.

The National Botanic Gardens.

The National Botanic Gardens.

A Water Dragon.

Chris on the roof of New Parliament House.

New Parliament House.

New Parliament House.

Inside the House of Representatives.

Inside the Senate.

Bruce outside New Parliament House with Old Parliament House in the background.

A quick stop off on the way home at the Lake George lookout.