Well today with John and Jen as guides we are going to try and see Canberra in a day and capture its essence and history. This is a very difficult task we’ve presented our guides with. We start out at the National Arboretum where fire came within metres of destroying Canberra but now there is the most magnificent replanting of a huge range of different trees and great views of the whole city. There’s also a wonderful National Bonsai exhibition, Dave and I feel inspired, perhaps this is the way forward for our gardening exploits. We continue with visits to see the governor generals house, parliament house (we go in to see both the house of representatives and the senate in session and visit the roof for great views). We continue the tour with visits to the national gallery which has a wonderful James Turrell exhibition and a beautiful reflection pool, the museum has so many displays it’s impossible to do more than scratch the surface of information and we finish with a drive up Anzac Parade, the avenue to the Australian war memorial. Our lunch stop amongst all this sightseeing is a delightful café in a rose garden with dappled sunlight and birds all around. All is interspersed with great conversation and information from both our guides about the history of places, their building and development and the thoughts of Australians on events etc.. The day passes with lightning speed until we are almost thrown out of the museum at closing time, we honestly could have stayed for days. In the evening Jen and John treat us to a real home Aussie BBQ and we all fall to reminiscing about times gone by and hopes for the future. John, Jen you we’re truly great city guides and even better hosts, it’s a time Dave and I will treasure for ever, Thank You.
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