I spent the day touring Canberra's government buildings. Since my cottage was only about a ten minute walk from this area I grabbed my camera and some water and headed there by foot.
I toured the current Parliament House first. I really enjoyed this. You were a little freer to walk around the building as you pleased. A little more freedom than I'm used to here in Washington, D.C.
As the Australian War Memorial was too far away to walk to, and it would close shortly after my arrival, I decided to see the portrait gallery next and maybe some other places around it. On the way to the portrait gallery I would pass the Museum of Democracy. As this wasn’t of big interest to me, I decided to pass on it, though, since it was in the old parliament building I’d take a quick look. This place would end up holding my attention until it closed and even then there was more I wanted to see. This building was the old parliament building and housed the Prime Minister's old office (equivalent to the U.S. Oval Office) and the House and Senate chambers as well as committee rooms and once private areas. This fascinated me. I would never dream of seeing anything like this in the States, and though this was no longer in service, it was close enough. After a day of exploring the old and new parliament buildings in addition to seeing other political sights, my day felt very... political. Appropriate for where I was.
Afterwards I tried to snag some good sunset pics, then headed home, got in my car, and headed to Manuka for dinner. I found a place called "Grill'd" that had an amazing veggie burger that I'd think about too often after my first meal there. it wouldn't be the last.
I toured the current Parliament House first. I really enjoyed this. You were a little freer to walk around the building as you pleased. A little more freedom than I'm used to here in Washington, D.C.
As the Australian War Memorial was too far away to walk to, and it would close shortly after my arrival, I decided to see the portrait gallery next and maybe some other places around it. On the way to the portrait gallery I would pass the Museum of Democracy. As this wasn’t of big interest to me, I decided to pass on it, though, since it was in the old parliament building I’d take a quick look. This place would end up holding my attention until it closed and even then there was more I wanted to see. This building was the old parliament building and housed the Prime Minister's old office (equivalent to the U.S. Oval Office) and the House and Senate chambers as well as committee rooms and once private areas. This fascinated me. I would never dream of seeing anything like this in the States, and though this was no longer in service, it was close enough. After a day of exploring the old and new parliament buildings in addition to seeing other political sights, my day felt very... political. Appropriate for where I was.
Afterwards I tried to snag some good sunset pics, then headed home, got in my car, and headed to Manuka for dinner. I found a place called "Grill'd" that had an amazing veggie burger that I'd think about too often after my first meal there. it wouldn't be the last.