Early on Tuesday we loaded the bus for our transfer to Canberra. What a day Canberra chose to welcome us - 4 degree weather, strong winds, and rain; the extreme cold was a shock to all! Luckily our accomodation is comfortable and toasty warm.
The students had a concert at Yarralumla Uniting Church and, despite the cold, a surprisingly large audience turned up to see them.
 |
| Rehearsal at Yarralumla |
We had a later start today, with a delicious buffet breakfast (the bacon and pancakes caused the most excitement). Then we were off on our big sightseeing day: Canberra Exhibition Centre, Australian Parliament House, and the Australian War Memorial. We had guided tours and gave two impromtu performances.
 |
| Overlooking Lake Burley-Griffin |
 |
| View from the roof of Parliament House |
 |
| Impromptu performance #1 |
Our tour of Canberra Exhibition Centre, situated on the beautiful Lake Burley-Griffin, gave us the story of how Canberra was chosen to be the nation's capital, and the history of the architectural design of the city. Students were given a chance to design an additional building (with Lego) for Canberra. Such was the enjoyment of the Lego, most students passed up the opportunity of hot chocolate to finish their designs.
 |
| Outside Parliament House |
After our tour of Parliament House we met with Ewen Jones MP, the federal member for Herbert. He showed us around some extra areas of Parliament House, where the general public is not usually allowed!
We explored the War Memorial and participated in the daily wreath laying and Last Post ceremony. Some of our students laid a wreath on behalf of TGS, while other students laid poppies and looked for their relatives who died in service.
Back to the hotel for dinner and a leisurely evening, despite the amount of washing we all have to do!
No comments:
Post a Comment