Meaningful trip!!! capital " Canberra "

Actually,

I really wanted to visit Canberra.

To see a nation " Australia " reflected in Its capital.

The symbol " Flagpole "of Australia's Parliament

I knew its history about which Canberra was chosen as the capital and it wasn't thrilling city.

But I wanted to go there.

Because it's simply the capital !!!

I visited Washington D.C. in 2008 when I was in U.S.

Its trip was amazing!!!

Still remember about Whitehouse, Lincoln's memorial, FBI, High Court and Smithsonian museum.

Well,

How about a trip to Canberra?

Awesome !!!

Than I expected.... haha

From the car

We drove down toward Canberra by our car having a break on the way going.

Very Australian, isn't it?

So it took 4 hours included about 1hour rest^^

Not too bad !

Nice short trip:-)

But....as you might know, it was winter and it was definitely colder than Sydney.

Yes, it was 4℃ in the daytime....1℃ at night (T_T)

So,

We enjoyed ice skating in the city.

We did at 4:00-5:30 pm

It was a limited event from 29th June to 29th July.

It was a big fun !!!

We bought a family ticket at just $44.

http://www.inthecitycanberra.com.au/skate-2/


And we had a dinner at hotel ^^

zzzzzzzz

And next day we had a time for sightseeing !!!

High Court of Australia which my husband most wanted to see 

National Gallery Of Australia which I most wanted to come (^^)/

Look !!! He seems to put a big monument in his hand

There were a lot of beautiful and very famous arts.

My boys also enjoyed seeking the famous pictures.

Like a treasure hunt game;-))

Then

Moved to the Naional Library of Australia

The entrance

With FW, hehe....

I took away FW cofee at library's cafe

Though the taste was so so...nothing special....

And,

Australian Parliament which we are most interested in

Over view

Forecourt w Aboriginal art

Can u see War Memorial far away?

It's the famous Roof !!!

Famous Prime Minister "John Howard 1996-2007"

And

Very precious !!!

The Senate

We could enter the room!!!

What a generous country !!!

Thank you so much ^^

Yes,

We were hungry.....

Canberra Centre for shopping, lunch.

Very normal...haha

And then 

Australian War Memorial which we most surprised to have a look.

I was very impressed by so many historical records.

It was a  huge museum

The great honor was shown everywhere.


Fantastic trip,


Very educational for my boys,


Lovely capital,



A xx