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Hi All,
Just over a week ago we decided to take a road trip from Adelaide down to Melbourne to watch a football game in Australia’s only undercover football stadium (ETIHAD Stadium) and then on the following day we went on to our National Capital, Canberra. My brother in law is here on a visit from England so he did most of the driving during our 3300km trip.
The weather was not so good, cold but exhilarating
We took our time and my brother in law made some new friends on the way.
We stayed a short train ride away from the stadium and our team lost that day
The following day we drove on to Canberra with the weather getting colder by the mile. I think it was below zero when we arrived at our motel that evening, and somehow I had managed to break my laptop charger.
Next day my wife headed off to the shopping malls and we went to the Australian War Memorial. Here you can see the Eternal Flame with the Tomb of the unknown soldier behind it. If you look in the left hand cloister you can also see the 60,000 names of those Aussies who died in WWI along with poppies that family members have placed by their names. You will not see any ranks or decorations here, just the units they were with as all are deemed to be equal in their sacrifice. In the right hand cloister are many more names of those who have lost their lives in other conflicts including WWII.
They hold a service and play the last post to commerate the sacrifice every day with a different school group laying a wreath on the tomb and a returned soldier reading the service. We were privileged to watch a school group from Darwin doing that on our visit. Our guide then took us through the various exhibits until we reached the Aircraft Hall where I took the following WWI aircraft photos. I must apologise as my camera is not so good inside and in a dark hall. I did use auto adjust but ….
We thoroughly enjoyed the Memorial exhibits and can recommend it to any visitors. There are may helpful volunteer guides and each has a different tour focusing on different aspects of the displays. The one had talked about the human side of war and showed us exhibits of what the nurses and other support people did during the conflicts. Entry was free with a voluntary gold coin donation. We also visited the Natiional Museum, the Australian Mint, and Black Hill lookout tower while we were there. From the lookout it is possible to see snow on the nearby mountains and ski season is in full swing, so you DO need to wear warm clothing!
On the way back we stopped at the River Murray and took a picture of a paddle steamer that they still use for tourists. $27 for a two hour trip.
That is my vacation this year. Next year I think Singapore, it should be a bit warmer
Yes – thanks for sharing
Dan W.
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