Parliament House, Canberra

Advantages: 'Interesting', note the inverted commas
Disadvantages: Long way from anywhere civilised

...from foot to foot, or tearing around, or chattering excitedly. It was a very strange place, and yet perfectly represented the bits of Canberra we'd seen, and soon would see. INFO: General admission to the museum is free, though there is a charge for guided tours (advantage #4…this is included in the tour price). Website: www.nma.gov.au/ Our next stop, a short drive away was Parliament House (the newer one as they have two) for another guided tour. This showed us another problem of Canberra - though not large, it is spread out enough for you to need to drive between places. Therefore, having a coach at your disposal for the day is greatly beneficial (advantage #5). The tour took an hour, as the previous one had, and came complete with a guide who really knew his stuff, and who was happy to share this knowledge (advantage #6). We saw... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Great variety, beautiful plants and wildlife
Disadvantages: Cold in winter!

...and on weekends at 11am and 2pm. You can ring them on 02 6250 9540. In the gardens itself, there are heaps of different areas. My favourite was the rainforest section. You go down into this gully on to a boardwalk and as I went down, there was a gorgeous Rosella parrot sat on a branch right in front of me - amazing! And the water features were great too! Also, do not miss the Tasmianian Alpine garden and eucalyptus lawn. A walk around would take you maybe 2 hours tops but if you take a picnic it's a great place to spend a lazy day in the sun! Otherwise it's easily accessible to Canberra's other attractions (i.e. museum, gallery, war memorial, parliament houses) so just take a quick walk through - it is worth it!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: The British voting system is very democratic.
Disadvantages: No disadvantages

...The Houses of Parliament stretch along the Thames North Bank. The Union Jack (the flag of the U.K.) files from Victoria Tower only when the Parliament is on the session. The British voting system is different from others in Europe. Britain is Divided into 650 areas, called constituencies. Each constituency is represented by one Member of Parliament in the house of commons. Members of Parliament are elected in a general election and the leader of the party which has the most Members of Parliament becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister must call the general election at least every five years. Citizens who are 18 years old or older may vote in general elecyions, but voting is not compulsory. People who are not allowed to vote include members of the Royal Family, members of the House of Lords, people serving prison sentences and some... Read review

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