What time is it there?!

So finally we can say that we have made it to every state and territory in Australia, during this trip and our last visit which ticked off Queensland. This is probably more than your average Australian. Quite a few of the people we met said things like "Oh yeah, that's lovely and that too" or "I've heard it's great". Truth is they have never been there are more often than not have never been out of their state let alone the country. And with all that there is to see in Australia, leaving the country is not necessary, but at least leaving the area where you live and seeing a bit of what this enormous country has to offer is a MUST. Having said all that, we can't claim to have seen the whole of the UK either!

Canberra itself is Australia's answer to Milton Keynes ... built in the middle of nowhere. At least with this manufactured city, it provides the country with its political hub and puts two fingers up to the bickering Sydneysiders and Melburnians who have considered themselves in the past to be the capital city. (what does Milton Keynes give the UK .......? - remind us!)

Given all this build up - there isn't really much to see and asked whether it was worth the 600km trip ........ I'll get back to you on that. We did go round the New Parliament building which is very grand and pompous and goes some way to trying to explain how the whole Senate and House of Representatives systems work .... we are still not sure! The National War Memorial is also another enormous structure which emphasises all the land available here when we have the Cenotaph to do what they cover in about 5 acres! There were some pretty spectacular views from the tower .... you will have gathered by now that we like to view the places we go from some sort of tower ... apologies to anyone who suffers from vertigo.

Edited 5/4/06: Small change to wording following feedback from Aussie readers!