A Hot Day of Exploring in Canberra, Canberra, Australia
On one of my first days in Sydney, I decided to take a bus and head out of the city and go to the capital of Australia, Canberra. Contrary to popular belief, Canberra is in fact the capital. Not Sydney and not Melbourne, but Canberra. A small unknown spot on the map with only 350.000 inhabitants, located midway between the two聽previously mentioned聽cities.
Whenever I told someone about my plan to go to Canberra, I was met with comments like聽鈥渂ut there鈥檚 nothing there鈥�. Apparently, Canberra is a boring city with nothing to see and therefore, no one goes there 鈥� not even Australians. But it鈥檚 the capital, and since I鈥檓 a capital collector and generally believe in making up your own mind about places rather than just seeing whatever is popular with others, I decided to head to the capital and see it with聽my own eyes.
Early in the morning, I caught a Greyhound bus from the central station in Sydney and four hours later, I had arrived in the center of Canberra.
The first thing that I wanted to see was the Australian War Museum. I picked up a map at the tourist office, determined to walk everywhere that day. Something that I would later regret! The weather was so hot that day and in some areas it even got to 45 degrees. Thankfully, I had a water bottle and I wore light clothes, but I still felt聽as though聽I could faint any minute. I used any excuse聽to walk in the shade. And since the distances in Canberra are quite far between the sights, I probably should鈥檝e just spent some money on the city busses instead of dragging myself around the city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Whenever I told someone about my plan to go to Canberra, I was met with comments like聽鈥渂ut there鈥檚 nothing there鈥�. Apparently, Canberra is a boring city with nothing to see and therefore, no one goes there 鈥� not even Australians. But it鈥檚 the capital, and since I鈥檓 a capital collector and generally believe in making up your own mind about places rather than just seeing whatever is popular with others, I decided to head to the capital and see it with聽my own eyes.
Early in the morning, I caught a Greyhound bus from the central station in Sydney and four hours later, I had arrived in the center of Canberra.
The first thing that I wanted to see was the Australian War Museum. I picked up a map at the tourist office, determined to walk everywhere that day. Something that I would later regret! The weather was so hot that day and in some areas it even got to 45 degrees. Thankfully, I had a water bottle and I wore light clothes, but I still felt聽as though聽I could faint any minute. I used any excuse聽to walk in the shade. And since the distances in Canberra are quite far between the sights, I probably should鈥檝e just spent some money on the city busses instead of dragging myself around the city. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Hot Day of Exploring in Canberra
Guide Location: Australia » Canberra
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Author: Melissa Cherry Villumsen
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Guide Location: Australia » Canberra
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Melissa Cherry Villumsen
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Australian War Memorial
- Parliament House
- Commonwealth Park
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