The first thing that struck me about Canberra was - cycles. Yup, that’s right. The the capital city of the Commonwealth of Australia and what do I see all about the place? Not fancy motorcades like they have in New Delhi, with Ambassador cars with tons of stars all over them. Nope, there were lots (& lots) of cycles.

Canberra is a rather small city and I learned that it was chosen as capital as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne, (Canberra lies in between the two, which are Australia’s largest cities). It is an “entirely purpose-built, planned city”.

Here are some of the things you can do / attractions you can see in Canberra:

Lake Burley Griffin (named after one of the two Chicago architects who mainly designed the city):

The National Gallery of Australia, which has a Map of Canberra, in stone on the ground outside it:

The New Parliament House,

which overlooks the Old Parliament House:

Sunset at the Parliament House:

The Australian War Memorial:

Other attractions you can see in Canberra:
* National Archives of Australia
* National Museum of Australia
* National Library of Australia
* National Portrait Gallery
* National Film and Sound Archive
* National Science and Technology Centre
(I know there are a lot of ‘National’ stuff to see, which must be expected from the Capital of a country!)