The Australian War Memorial

  Yesterday my father and I visited the Australian War Memorial in the suburb of Reid, geographically North East from Lake Burley Griffin.  The Memorial is situated at the end of a very wide boulevard (Anzac Parade) and was designed specifically to be viewed directly from the houses of parliament (see second photo, above), so […]

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Canberra Nightlife

Today was a brilliant, beautiful day in Canberra, so it was no surprise to learn that the evening followed suit.  At about eleven thirty late at night, with the air crisp and refreshing, we jumped into my car and took it for a spin around the city. We cruised through the city on Northbourne Avenue […]

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Some Welcome Good News

Happy Australia day everyone. Well, we’ve had a stellar start to 2012 – and most of it has come in the last 24 hours.  Today I got confirmation on something work related I was waiting on, we also found out some exciting news for my family. Yesterday, a good friend rang us and told us […]

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