View from Civic Center

Inside one of the galleries of the Canberra Museum and Gallery

I have a soft spot for old cars

Dorms at the University of Canberra

A generic brand scientifically engineered to make you feel as poor as possible

I think this is called a Paper Wood Tree. It’s what the Aboriginals use

An old food bus that’s been abandoned in a parking lot

Australia seems to have a love hate relationship with The States

These birds are everywhere

Graffiti in and around town

Lake Burley Griffin… the arch across the lake is the National Museum of Australia

Telstra Tower (I’m hoping to go there this week)

A sculpture of the logo for The National Museum

The arch you see from the opposite side of the lake

The Australian War Memorial

Mosaic at the grave of the Unknown Soldier

Another one up close

Capital Hill as seen from the War Memorial (the white building in front is the Old Parliament House, behind it is the new Parliament House)

“Authentic” boomerang in front of the Old Parliament House

The War Memorial is in the background, in the foreground is a hut with a sign reading “Stop Killing Our Kids” and an Aboriginal flag.

Another hut… there are several of these huts with similar messages, all right in front of the old Parliament house.

Aboriginal flag on the steps to the Old Parliament House… I don’t think this would fly in the US

Back of the Old Parliament house

The new and current Parliament House… There were some mixed feelings with the introduction of this building. Some people were expecting the building to make a grand statement but the new Parliament house is buried in a hill.

The Queen is ever present here

Looking out from the top of the Parliament House

At night

Circuitry - Fiona Hooton
This is based on the outline of a human and is meant to symbolize the people, transport and information flowing through the city

Cushion - Matthew Harding
A poem by Marion Halligan is “scattered” on the ground.

Illumicube - Kerry Simpson
Commemoration of 25 years of electric supply by ACT Electricity Authority
Lights inside used to respond to sound but as the population grew they disabled the feature to prevent people from sounding their car horns at all hours of the night

The Canberra Times Fountain - Robert Woodward
Marks the intersection of Ainslie Avenue with City Walk

Father and Son - John Dowie
From Alex Downer in the memory of his father Sir John Downer

Ainslie’s Sheep - Les Kossatz
There’s some joke about Canberra being a “A good sheep paddock spoiled”

Ethos - Tom Bass
The dish above her head has a relief map of the city. The statue is meant to celebrate the civic pride of Canberra

The Theatre District