Konted's Make My Day 2: Canberra On My Mind

Canberra On My Mind

** Late posting

Written in January 2020, before pandemic days...

A part of Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Canberra is the capital city of Australia. It is more than 660 kilometers away from Melbourne via the Hume Highway. Canberra is closer to Sydney with a distance of 247 kms.

The name 'Canberra' was taken from the indigenous word 'Nganbra' which means 'woman's breast' as it lies between two mountains.

Canberra is referred to as the seat of power as the Parliament House is located there. The Parliament House, a major tourist attraction, was built at a staggering cost of A$ 1.1 billion.

Embassies of other countries, including the Philippines, can be found there.

Another attraction is the Australian War Memorial built to commemorate the sacrifices of Australians who fought and died in war.

Canberra is a must place to visit.

- Konted

The massive Australian War Memorial in Canberra

From the Australian War Memorial, you get a commanding view of Canberra's main avenue and the Parliament House at the opposite end.

The Australian War Memorial is a top tourist destination in Canberra.

Souvenir shot at the Australian War Memorial

Souvenir shot of mother and son at the Australian War Memorial

Lest we forget: Remembering those who died in war

The phrase ':Lest we forget' was taken from Rudyard Kipling's poem 'Recessional'.

At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

Simpson And His Donkey sculpture. With his donkey, John Simpson Kirkpatrick rescued about 300 wounded soldiers in a battlefield at Gallipoli in Turkey. He did this in a span of three weeks. Unfortunately, Simpson was killed by machine gun-fire. He became a legend.

At the Australian War Memorial in Canberra

At the Parliament House in Canberra. Sitting on a 32 hectare-government property, the Parliament House was inaugurated some years back with no less than Queen Elizabeth of England as principal guest of honor.