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Old 23-04-2009, 09:34 PM   #1
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Default Canberra in May... anything interesting?
this forum gets many more views than the regional forum.

I snaged a cheap bus ticket to Canberra for a day trip from Sydney...


Anything neat to see or do while there for a few hours?

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Old 23-04-2009, 09:38 PM   #2
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this forum gets many more views than the regional forum.

I snaged a cheap bus ticket to Canberra for a day trip from Sydney...


Anything neat to see or do while there for a few hours?

thanks,
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Hey Russ

We got an email earlier from FASTXR about an event planned for the club.



Observation Rally - Saturday May 16
These are fun events that the whole family can get involved in. Basically, competitors follow a set course, collecting the answers to questions along the way. There are a number of prizes up for grabs on the day, and there will be a BBQ lunch at the end. Total distance is less than 100km (there's a bit of country driving this time) and the aim is to have most people finished within a couple of hours. If you're interested, please add your name to the list, including total number of passengers for catering purposes:

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11256194
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Old 23-04-2009, 09:38 PM   #3
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War Memorial
Parliament
Telstra Tower
National Art Gallery

Buy gentlemans literature and fireworks

Some locals might have better ideas, but i think fireworks and gentlmans literature is a winner.
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Old 23-04-2009, 10:05 PM   #4
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War Memorial requires a minimum of two days and is a must see!
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War memorial.

I could spend weeks and weeks there. Some of the artefacts and displays they have are truly amazing.
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Buy gentlemans literature and fireworks

Some locals might have better ideas, but i think fireworks and gentlmans literature is a winner.
Is Canberra good for anything else.
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Agreed with a few posts here, you can't go down and see the War memorial and come back the same day, there's so much there you'd have to make a weekend of it.
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the highway that leads out of canberra is always very popular....
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http://canberra.citysearch.com.au/ev...9/page/1?sort=

War Memorial; Portrait Gallery; Black Mountain Tower; Old Parliament House; National Gallery, National Museum; Questacon; National Film and Sound Archive; Cockington Green; George Harcourt; Brumbies vs Blues; Embassy tour...

Sort of depends on what you are interested in...
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Was hoping to meet up with some locals...

Can I bribe anyone with a free lunch in exhange for a tour of the city?

is that too forward?
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Can I bribe anyone with a free lunch in exhange for a tour of the city?

is that too forward?
In a cereal killer kind of way....no, not at all :P
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In a cereal killer kind of way
Mmmmm cereal...
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I could spend weeks and weeks there. Some of the artefacts and displays they have are truly amazing.
Totally agree. I love the place. Was there last week in fact. Spent four hours alone there, just taking it all in.

Awesome!

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Totally agree. I love the place. Was there last week in fact. Spent four hours alone there, just taking it all in.

Awesome!

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I love the Bell UH1 display they have, as well as the bridge from the HMAS Brisbane.

OH and probably my favourite thing there would be the Spitfire - still with it's original WW2 paint.

Not to mention one of the three Japanese migdet subs that snuck into Sydney Harbour in 1942, complete with torpedo damage.

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Totally agree. I love the place. Was there last week in fact. Spent four hours alone there, just taking it all in.

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Can I bribe anyone with a free lunch in exhange for a tour of the city?

is that too forward?
I think I'm free, just PM me the thursday beforehand to double check.
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Out of interest, are you coming to where the weather is always good? Where else but QLD!
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Hmmm I wouldn't be going to Canberra then.....

Whoever takes him on a tour should take him to visit the natives out the front of old Parliament House.
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Hmmm I wouldn't be going to Canberra then.....

Whoever takes him on a tour should take him to visit the natives out the front of old Parliament House.
to throw rocks?

Last i looked, Shannons auto show was infront of Parli house, followed by auto-italia........:P
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Hmmm they were still bonging on in early March when I was there.
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Hmmm they were still bonging on in early March when I was there.
Yeah they are still there, they were yelling things at the auto-italia people when i was there couple weeks back
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Whoever takes him on a tour should take him to visit the natives out the front of old Parliament House.
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Man you wouldn't catch me going in there for a look at their "artefacts".
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