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Observations on Canberra
Jan. 19th, 2009 05:25 pmThe fire trucks are yellow, and the police cars are red. Pedestrian crossings are a matter of rumour. And it's a bad idea to walk from Old Parliament House to Kingston south at 2pm on a baking hot day. It is a worse idea when you have hiccoughs, because, really, that just ruins everything.
Why yes, we are playing a game of 'how many days can Amy play Dumb Hatless Tourist without getting sunstroke'. Although possibly I had sunstroke already, which would explain why I spent most of yesterday asleep and the rest of it feeling shitty.
Thirdly, did you know that the Great Ocean Road was built as a War Memorial? Apparently it was, and it was constructed using returned servicement as labourers. These things I learned from the National Archives today. I also flipped through a facsimile dossier of flying saucer reports, which was fun.
Why yes, we are playing a game of 'how many days can Amy play Dumb Hatless Tourist without getting sunstroke'. Although possibly I had sunstroke already, which would explain why I spent most of yesterday asleep and the rest of it feeling shitty.
Thirdly, did you know that the Great Ocean Road was built as a War Memorial? Apparently it was, and it was constructed using returned servicement as labourers. These things I learned from the National Archives today. I also flipped through a facsimile dossier of flying saucer reports, which was fun.