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SYD -> CBR
2007.11.05
[enlarge] - they got cool trees here. most are wider than tall, and they have this shaggy bark that makes them all look old.
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[enlarge] - they got cool trees here. most are wider than tall, and they have this shaggy bark that makes them all look old.
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sidwalk near the national museaum. yeah, it's curled up like a wake of sorts. very cool.
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sidwalk near the national museaum. yeah, it's curled up like a wake of sorts. very cool.
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really big jet of water in the lake. the wind was blowing it all over the place. i got soaked riding past. it's narrow, but it's really high. this makes for an impressive landmark visible from most of town.
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really big jet of water in the lake. the wind was blowing it all over the place. i got soaked riding past. it's narrow, but it's really high. this makes for an impressive landmark visible from most of town.
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this town has a thing for roses, all types, all colors. this one was right beside the bike rental.
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this town has a thing for roses, all types, all colors. this one was right beside the bike rental.
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Arrived in Canberra at about 10:00 am Monday. Cabbed to the hotel. Correction: a very nice hotel. This is the first time I’ve ever had a hotel room with a doorbell. I need to thank the host who set this trip up for me.
I was still awake, and somewhat invigorated from arrival. The hotel rents bicycles, so I hired one and took off. Canberra is a fairly new city, built around a lake. A loop of the lake is about 30 km. I rode it, got oriented to the town, and took lots of pictures.
Dinner was great. A friend got some intel on a local place. It was hole-in-the-wall bar. But for $4 I ate very well. The place had a big counter full of butchered meats, sausages and such. You simply pick a piece and pay for it. They slap it on a plate and you're left to cook it yourself on the big grills in the center of the dinning room. Condiments, sauces, salads, and such are low-key and buffet style, free with the meat. Lots of taps too. My current favorite is Toohey's Black Ale. (the bottled water in the hotel mini-bar is $7.50 each.) So I’m happy.
