the nation's capital

Back from my weekend in Canberra. The Townsville story didn't reach an end because I ranted on too much and left it too long to recreate the experience in my head to properly retell the amazing encounters and adventures by the time I actually got around to it. So I'm going to try not to make the same mistake again. I'll try to keep it short and sweet this time around. Promise. Well, promise that I'll try anyway.

Three of us flew down to Canberra on Friday night. Flight was a bit delayed. Landed at about midnight. Eb picked us up. It was bloody freezing. Apartment was nice. Very close to the city. Went to sleep.

Woke up Saturday morning. Still cold. Did a run of all the touristy attractions. Breakfast in the Civic Centre. Walked to the Australian War Memorial. Looked around there. Walked to Parliament House from there. Took us about an hour. Very cold. It looked a lot closer on the map than it really was. Did lunch at Parliament House. It was like a cafeteria. Briefly visited Old Parliament House. Paul wanted to see the steps. He's a big fan of Gough. We were behind schedule and I wanted to get the most out of Questacon. Went to Questacon. I love Questacon. Last went there on a school trip in Year 7. Had heaps of fun there. Experienced zero gravity. Bought a Rubik's World. A cross between a globe and a Rubik's Cube. Sara got one too. We got a lot of the same souvenirs. I swear she was copying me. Went to the High Court. Had flashbacks of The Castle. Got a cab back to the apartment. Couldn't be stuffed walking back. It was already dark. And getting colder. Somehow. Went to dinner. Caught a Bus there. Had a Moreton Bay bug and crab lasagne. Picked it because it sounded really strange. Tasted a bit weird. Saw a real estate shopfront that looked like a furniture shop. Met up with Paul's friend. It was freezing. Had a warm milkshake. Yes, that's right. A warm milkshake. Sat outside. Near a heater. Still damn cold. Really cold. Freezing. Walked past a 24 hour Coles. Went to a club where we met up with Eb. A club in Canberra is like a pub in Brisbane. Apparently that club is a hot spot for miliatary folk. Not literally hot. Though the girls dressed like it was. Walked back to the apartment. It was absolutely freezing cold. Watched some crap TV. Went to bed.

Woke up on Sunday. Packed. Went to the National Museum. Cold. Tight schedule so we cabbed it. That place looks trippy. Had another dodgy cafeteria meal for breakfast. Stupid restaurant there was already closed after breakfast at 10:30am. Wasn't open for lunch yet. Looked around there. Picked up a few things here and there on Australian History. Had to leave in a hurry though. Caught a cab up to Black Mountain to check out Telstra Tower. Saw Canberra from up above. Not really that much to see to be honest. Bought a model of the tower to add to my mini city collection. Eb picked us up from there to take us to the game. I was clad in jersey, scarf and viking helmet. Not as cold. In the sun. The Raiders thrashed the Broncos. Sheer awesomeness. It alone was worth the trip down there. Met some of the squad (ie my heroes) afterwards. It was great, got photos with them. Went back to the airport for our flight out. Dinner at the airport. We had a bit of a wait there. Before we knew it it was late on Sunday night. We were back home. Still cold though.

Keeping it short? I tried. Really.