Thursday, 1 October 2020

Canberra - Share my Snaps!

 

I know I said I'd be on a break but I do like the Share My Snaps! prompt. As the kids missed out on their final school camp, a friend and I took them to Canberra to see the things they would have seen - dubbed the Snore Memorial, Fartiment House and the Pooseum by one of them. I will admit I laughed more than I should have. 












We had a great time and I found it really interesting. 












The weather proved less chilly than expected given it had snowed on the weekend!          


                                                                                  
Floriade is now spread over the city, and due to limited numbers we missed out on the Last Post at the War Memorial and getting into Questacon at all.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

We ate well and walked a lot (10 kms on the first day and 9kms on the second) so intellectual and physical exercise to feed the soul.

  





The Endeavor exhibition is worth a look as it includes both view points.       
                                         
  
Linking with #MCoW  #TravelTuesday 
The new blogger is unusable so I just want to apologise for the formatting. This is all I could manage. If anyone has any ideas on how to get it to work, please let me know. Otherwise I might have to change platforms...argh!     

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24 comments:

  1. Women Living Well After 504 October 2020 at 13:35

    Great photos, Lydia. I've never visited Canberra and have some family and friends I could visit there. I think with COVID we are looking to travel more domestically so I might be able to finally visit our nation's capital. Love the tulips! #lifethisweek

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  2. Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid4 October 2020 at 14:24

    I love Canberra. I did have a little giggle at the newly named Canberra institutions "Fartiment House" indeed!It's been way to long between visits for us - hope we can go back soon with the dog in tow!

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  3. Jennifer Jones4 October 2020 at 15:01

    I love Canberra. You’ve made me think it’s time for another visit. A bonus that you were able to be there during Floriade.

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  4. Jo Tracey4 October 2020 at 15:08

    I've really enjoyed following your break on Instagram. Canberra is just so beautiful at this time of the year.

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  5. Natalie4 October 2020 at 16:25

    Glad you had a lovely time in Canberra. Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos. #lifethisweek

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  6. Deb's World5 October 2020 at 00:21

    It's a fabulous place to visit! Sounds like you had fun! One of our daughters lives there and her sisters have named it #cityofdreams but they are being sarcastic when they say it :) #lifethisweek

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  7. ~Lavender Dreamer~5 October 2020 at 13:24

    It's hard to get all the spacing right on the new blogger but you did great! I love those vintage style campers...wish I had one! Sure looks like a fun trip to a beautiful place!

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  8. stevebethere5 October 2020 at 13:49

    What nice photos I'm jealous LOL

    Fartiment house made me chuckle heheh!

    Have a safetastic week :-) 😷😷😷

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  9. NCSue5 October 2020 at 16:27

    Interesting series of photos - love the flowers!
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/10/snow-in-september.html

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  10. NanaHood5 October 2020 at 16:35

    So cool!

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  11. colleen6 October 2020 at 06:39

    I still like the doll the best. The camper is cool!

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  12. Jeanne6 October 2020 at 06:59

    I agree with your comment about how awful the "new" blogger is compared to the old. Formatting is a disaster on my blog. Revert to original!

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  13. Veronica Lee6 October 2020 at 21:11

    Fabulous photos, Lydia!

    Glad you had a great time.

    Happy Weds!

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  14. Pauline6 October 2020 at 21:54

    Love Canberra, hate the new Blogger. My only visit to Canberra was too short, I hope to go back for a longer stay when/if the borders open again. Really enjoyed your photos, you managed to arrange them more successfully than I've ever done.

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  15. XmasDolly7 October 2020 at 00:31

    Oh my gosh, what a wonderful place and great things to see. I love the trailer and car, and such great photos you took. Thanks so much for sharing! Hope you had a great time.

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  16. Tom7 October 2020 at 13:47

    ...the pink trailer is FABULOUS!!!

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  17. betty-NZ7 October 2020 at 15:54

    It's always great when everybody had a good time walking and looking. As for Blogger, click the question mark in a circle and tell them what you don't like. It does get things changed.

    I'm happy to see your link at 'My Corner of the World' this week!!

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    1. Lydia C. Lee8 October 2020 at 00:34

      Alas I've been sending feed back on that for the last 6 weeks. Didn't make a difference and now they've taken away the legacy platform...

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  18. dee Nambiar11 October 2020 at 09:00

    That's a great way to make up for the missed camp. Thank you for the sights from Canberra. :)

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  19. Rambling Woods15 October 2020 at 13:03

    Thank you for sharing with Nature Notes Lydia..flowers are much appreciated by me...Michelle

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  20. Magical Mystical Teacher18 October 2020 at 09:10

    I'll stop whatever I'm doing to look at tulips.

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  21. Arun Goyal21 October 2020 at 07:31

    Vibrant colors .I can spent a whole day walking through those Tulips. Thanks for sharing. It would be my pleasure if you join my link up
    party related to gardening here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/10/garden-affair-coral-jasmine.html

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  22. riitta k28 November 2020 at 07:33

    Spring <3 I love your seas of tulips and papavers - so gorgeous! The nature in Finland is colorless and brown at the moment. Waiting for snow, hopefully for Christmas.

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  23. Arun Goyal30 November 2020 at 01:32

    Lovely tulips and Poppies.. It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2020/11/garden-affair-small-flowers-big.html

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