Slideshow Index: Canberra (ACT)

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• 10 January (Tuesday) Kathy driving on the left. On the way from the Blue Mountains to the capital city, Canberra.
• Walkway from our hotel area to the Lake Burley area
• Observation Tower west of the capital
• Looking across at the National Museum of Australia
• Commonwealth Avenue looking towards Capital Hill
• The War Memorial on Kings Avenue
• The inner courtyard at the Australian-American War Memorial
• The bagpiper plays every day around 5pm
• The view back towards Capital Hill
• 11 January (Wed) A stuffed duck-billed platypus at the Australian Museum. It is a mammal that lays eggs.
• One of the bush tractors common to the settling of the Outback
• The frilled lizard that runs on two legs when frightened
• Water pumping windmill
• Entrance to the Indigenous Peoples area
• Aboriginal art
• Can you believe it? An origial Macintosh still being used in the exhibit area.
• Radio Goolarri is on the west coast north of Perth
• The Australian Dugong (sea cow) is a relative of the manatee and reaches 10 feet in length with a weight over 1000 pounds.
• Kathy in the museum inner courtyard
• The main hall and dining area
• Government Building near the Capital
• A painting of Andy Warhol in the National Gallery
• The sculpture garden on the National Gallery grounds
• One of many beautiful sculptures
• I wish I could remember the artists name
• Kathy amidst the sculptures
• This was really large and unusual
• Further along towards the lake
• Interesting composition
• Great work