Whistle stop tour of Canberra
I’ve had an awesome day. Really busy and I’m completely knackered but I’ve experienced most of what Canberra has to offer!
So another 5km run this morning (she’s trying to kill me haha) followed by some core work and alt lunges. We then went to Lake Burley Griffin and done it’s 5km walk. Whilst there we saw the National Carillion - an instrument given by the UK to Canberra in the 60s. It’s a giant tower with bells which is apparently is played by two keyboards. Luckily we heard it being played which was great! We also saw the National Gallery - full of odd stuff but saw some Pollock and Monet’s Waterlillies which was cool. We finished the loop then went to the Library - a massive building which was very beautiful. Grabbed some lunch there before heading to Parliament House. A very lovely building slap bang in the middle of Canberra on a hill. We went inside and luckily they had their Parliament sitting today so we got to watch some debates which just felt like a modern day House of Commons. We then nipped into the National Museum and learnt about aboriginal heritage and their history, saw Phar Lap’s heart (apparently he was a famous racehorse... he was also apparently poisoned and died under suspecious circumstances) before heading to the Arboretum for some stunning views of the city. Back to El’s for a well deserved wine and dinner. I’m knackered!
So another 5km run this morning (she’s trying to kill me haha) followed by some core work and alt lunges. We then went to Lake Burley Griffin and done it’s 5km walk. Whilst there we saw the National Carillion - an instrument given by the UK to Canberra in the 60s. It’s a giant tower with bells which is apparently is played by two keyboards. Luckily we heard it being played which was great! We also saw the National Gallery - full of odd stuff but saw some Pollock and Monet’s Waterlillies which was cool. We finished the loop then went to the Library - a massive building which was very beautiful. Grabbed some lunch there before heading to Parliament House. A very lovely building slap bang in the middle of Canberra on a hill. We went inside and luckily they had their Parliament sitting today so we got to watch some debates which just felt like a modern day House of Commons. We then nipped into the National Museum and learnt about aboriginal heritage and their history, saw Phar Lap’s heart (apparently he was a famous racehorse... he was also apparently poisoned and died under suspecious circumstances) before heading to the Arboretum for some stunning views of the city. Back to El’s for a well deserved wine and dinner. I’m knackered!
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