It started with a tweet. It ended with a coating of squashed bugs on the windscreen. It was? A trip to our overly-circular capital city.
Friday
We (Amanda, her boyfriend, her brother, and I) departed Melbourne at around two o’clock in the afternoon, and after various stops (such as Albury, for dinner), we finally arrived in Canberra, where we met up withother people. Namely, Carmen and Michael1. Canberra is a pretty quiet city, but it was a Friday night, so we went bar-hopping, and Fun Times were had by all.
Saturday
We left early for the the main purpose of the trip: the Masterpieces from Paris exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia. We had to queue for a few hours, but we saw some pretty impressive stuff. I was most impressed with Cézanne’s and Khnopff’s work, but less impressed by Monet and pointillism.
The other main tourist-y attraction we went to see on Saturday was the Australian War Memorial, which is enormous in comparison to Melbourne’s Shrine.
The night was capped off with pizza, Yet More Alcohol, and Skyfire, an annual fireworks show over Canberra’s large man-made lake, Lake Burley Griffin. It was pretty cool, and lasted longer than New Year fireworks shows (i.e., the only firework shows I ever see) generally do, and it was easy to get a prime viewing spot, which would not be so readily-available in Melbourne or Sydney.
Sunday
We did a few bits and pieces, and then drove all the way back to Melbourne. I’m supposed to have read a lot for uni subjects this week, but alas, I only managed a page. But overall, I had a completely excellent weekend.
