annagilda Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I'm heading up to Canberra next Saturday and leaving on Monday Evening, after a bit of business. Just wondering whats worth going to see and do on the Saturday evening or Sunday? Any stand out museums or nice places to grab some food?  Thanks a million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 My favourite is the Australian War Memorial along with a walk /drive up Mt Ainslie (depends on your activity level) but Parliament Houses, old and new, are interesting. The woodwork in the High Court is lovely. Questacon is interesting but probably more so with kids. A walk around the central basin is nice or a boat trip on the lake. View from the top of Black Mountain Tower is interesting but personally I prefer Mt Ainslie as it's free and if you go to the exhibition near the Water Jet you can see how the city relates now to Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahoney's  plan. Some folk like the Australian National Museum but I wasn't that impressed TBH. Restaurants - rather depends on your style. There are several nice ones in Manuka, Kingston, Civic but it all depends on what you want and how much you want to pay for the privilege, also, how close they are to your hotel. Many of the hotels have pretty good dining rooms. Have a great weekend - it's not the boring place many folk would have you believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) Agree do go to the war memorial. The diorama displays are amazing. We will be going back as we didn’t do the museum justice. Do make sure you are there for the Last Post service as dusk. They do it really well it was very moving. The tours of the parliament buildings are good and the art gallery. Sunday markets after a walk round the lake. Edited November 22, 2018 by rammygirl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annagilda Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Thanks a million for the recommendations, having a lovely leisurely explore and just generally having the craic. Appreciate the advice.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 5 hours ago, annagilda said: Thanks a million for the recommendations, having a lovely leisurely explore and just generally having the craic. Appreciate the advice.  So glad you're enjoying your weekend! It's not a bad place is it?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annagilda Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 On 02/12/2018 at 16:08, Quoll said: So glad you're enjoying your weekend! It's not a bad place is it?! Not a bad spot at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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