Monday 30
December 2019 – 281 059
The National
Capital Exhibition was today’s destination.
Unfortunately, they opened an hour later than their signage
indicated. https://www.nca.gov.au/attractions-and-memorials/national-capital-exhibition This gave me an opportunity
to look at Lake Burley Griffin from another angle and at the Captain Cook
Memorial. The water level in the lake is
visibly low, reflecting the prolonged period without rain.
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| All that smoke! |
Stop two was
a quick visit to the Australian War Memorial, where we looked at the outdoor
exhibits as well as information on the Cold War, Korea, Malaya and Borneo. https://www.awm.gov.au/
We then met
up with a friend of Drew’s at Parliament House and her husband walked us around
many of the non-public areas. After
lunch in Queen’s Terrace Café, we looked at the artwork adorning many of the
public areas, including an enormous hand-woven tapestry. We also looked at the Alfred Deakin display.
https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament https://www.aph.gov.au/Visit_Parliament/Whats_On/Exhibition/Alfred_Deakin_exhibition
A guided tour
at 3:30pm with “Kylie” took us to view both chambers, as well as explaining the
symbolic layout of Parliament House. I
had not realised just how enormous it is – 300m by 300m! Last of all we went onto the grassed area of
the roof. A strong wind had sprung up
and the sky was the clearest we had seen it and the flag was definitely
flapping. Another full day.
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