Mood:
happyTomorrow we leave for our Melbourne trip! -But we diodn't want to sit around all day today, so....
Off to Parliment House! We got there and walked through the building, saw both houses of Parliment, went up on the roof and took some
pictures ("Look kids...Big Ben, Parliment...."). and then realized that the whole thing took about an hour.
THE National Flag of Australia (like the one on top of the Capitol Building in D.C. This picture was taken on the roof of the Capitol. Yes, there's grass up there.
These are the houses of Parliment. On the left is the House, on the right, the Senate.
This is the outward view from the roof, overlooking what we would call our Washington Mall, leading all the way to their War Memorial. Just behind that is Mount Ainslie. The white building is the Old Parliment Building, which is now a tourist attraction/museum sort of thing.
Another outward shot from the roof, this picture is of the Russel Complex, which is their Pentagon. The statue that you see out front is of an Eagle sitting on a high perch. It was donated to the Australians by the United States.
So, we went to the National Library to have a look around. Mostly, it's just a library, but they did have an exhibition on the history of the Cameleers in Australia. Apparently, Australia relied on Cameleers to get goods across the country before cars and trucks got popular. After walking through the library and exhibit, we realized that it only took about 45 minutes...
Sorry...No pictures at the library.
So then we decided to go to the National Gallery. We stayed here for a couploe of hours looking through all of the rooms and hallways. Whilke we don't have any pictures here, either, (they were not allowed) I will say they this is a neat place. Now, admittedly, I don't really "get" most art. This place had some cool stuff! -And it must have had some high-end stuff too, because there was plenty that left me scratching my head.
So, tomorrow is a driving day. I promise lots upon our return!
- Ryan
