Why Australia's Capital Is So GOOD! (Canberra ACT)
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- Join us in our Van Life adventures, as in this episode we travel through Australia's capital of Canberra.
This city absolutely took us by surprised and we loved every minute of it, weather it was the landscape, the coffee, the lookouts, the festival or even the stunning museums or galleries that it has to offer!
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I grew up in Canberra.
I miss it. Always have. It's where my heart is.
I worked on the Constuction of New Parliament house for over 2 years.
I built the glass pyramid dead center of the building beneath the flag.
I was just 15 through 17 so very much the junior member of the five man team. I wasn't the contractor or anything.
While I didn't lay the marble in the Foyer, they got Italians in for that, I did labour for them and there is a lot of my sweat in that as well. Lol.
The Italian marble guys were funny as fk. They couldn't speak a word of English and only knew what they learnt on site so it was F this F that and all knew were swear words.
One day one of them came in and he was ranting and carrying on excitedly about the "cocky ones" turns out one of the other contractors had put two cockatoo's in his car. Hahaha.
I remember the day the Prime ministers office furniture arrived.
I may or may not have got down on my back and signed the underneath of his desk. Haha.
Biggest building in the southern hemisphere by the way. Most people will never know just how big it is because 90% of it is not accessible to the public. Miles and miles of tunnels and basements under the ground.
We all spent a full six months getting lost almost every day before we knew our way around. That big.
Lmao I've worked with a lot of foreigners, they're the funniest when all the know is F*** this and that 🤣
Man that sounds unreal! We didn't know how big it really is, would be awesome to explore down there
@@dazandcecil Lol. Yeah. Maybe that's the law you should have passed 🤣
Youth is good no matter where you spend it and how shit life was. Lol.
What town are you from, Dario. Like where's home?
Feel free to pass on answering that. Figured it was broad enough and just interested.
Cheers.
I'm from Melbourne and cecilia is from Prague, Czech republic, got a bit tired of the city life for now and decided to travel Australia, crazy how much there is to see, what city did you end up on staying in?
@@dazandcecil left home at nine (yes, unfortunately, legit nine) and been a rolling stone all my life. Asia, Europe, three years in the UK and ten years in the US.
Bundy, mate. Ended up here because we came across a block of land 70 meters off a contextually remote beach between Bundaberg and 1770 for the right price.
Since we're besties now, subbed of course. Lol.
Cheers. Take it easy, Dario. See you in the next vid. 👍
Absolute legend 😅 thanks for the sub!
That sounds like a pretty good deal by the beach, we may even be up that way in a few weeks, gonna be going back to the coast soon.
That sounds like one hell of an adventure you've been on, cecilia lived in Bali for a few years, I've only done months overseas at a time, but it's awesome.. cheers mate 🍻
Welcome to Canberra. We have a fascinating history. It is something I am very passionate about. I am a bit concerned that you don’t understand what happens in Parliament House or the roles of each of the chambers.
Hey Russ, we don't really know what happens in each chamber, if you could pop it below, people that watch this video will have an idea!
The colors of Parliament House are the same in all Westminster style democracies. It is taken from the House of Parliament in the UK, with an Australian color tinge (the blue, green you described). The House of Representatives is the people's house, and the Senate is the house of the states. This is taken from US democracy, as is much of our Constitution.
As for 1997, the Port Arthur Massacre. This is where 34 people were shot and killed at Port Arthur in Tasmania. Additional persons were shot and wounded. Following that, the horrible man from Western Sydney, Howard, forced his laws through Parliament. No issue better gun laws were needed, but they went too far and became too restricted. Every person deserves their freedom, including those who wish to use guns for lawful purposes.
Canberra is an incredible place. I lived there in the 1990s, during college, before leaving Australia. It is double the size now! Kingston was an incredible place to live!
Incredibly well put! Canberra has become one of my favourite cities in Australia, never knew how beautiful it was ❤️
I’ve lived in Canberra for all my 40 years and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else
Virtually no-one needs guns here and those who do can get them with the necessary licensing.
They’re about as useful to the 80% of the population that live in urban areas as the ability to fly a helicopter. So it has zero to do with ‘freedom’.
Don’t need a gun or a helicopter.
Cattle farmers do though, and so they can get them easily enough.
Now don’t get me wrong, you do what you want in the USA - we just don’t need them here.
We tend to view “freedom” here as the ability to get full free healthcare and not lose our jobs if we get sick or have an accident, etc. no matter how long it takes to recover.
We also view freedom as the ability to get a living wage at minimum wage levels. We have one of the highest in the world at AUD$24.10 per hour currently.
This means every one of us can live without fear of hunger, abject poverty or that our families, friends, or children will not return from malls, churches, or schools due to random gun violence. The comparative statistics are shocking to us.
Again, that’s just what is overwhelmingly popular in our polls here due to our culture, and society, and should in no way suggest any other country should do the same. You do you.
As for the parliament, you are correct insomuch as the senate system was adopted but mildly modified from the US system. We have more senators for the larger states (by population) and so numbers can grow in the parliament if populations increase.
Glad you liked living in Canberra. I was there in the 1990s too at the Australian National University. It has changed a lot, and in my opinion for the better, since then. Especially after the horror bushfires of 2003 tore through so much of the town including destroying the entire Stromlo Forest area.
Wait till you get to Maclean on the banks of the Clarence River NSW. Fill your water container and have a brew. 😉
Sounds like exactly what we've done, must've been watching us 🤣
I love the man made lake that is full of carp Lake Berlin I think its called in the city
It's pretty stunning for sure!
Lake Burley Griffin, Named after Walter Burley Griffin the guy that designed Canberra (and the opera House in Sydney).
If they could just improve the city center it could be a great place for tourist and visitors...
We thought it was pretty good, but every city could use a bit of improvement
@@dazandcecil I agree the lake and parklands are beautiful and Parliament House and the war mamorial are very impressive... where are you guys from? One of you sounds pretty Aussie..
Darios from Melbourne, and Cecilia's from Prague, but we're van lifing all over Australia for a while
Agreed. Gareema place is a bit of a dead zone in colder months; a reality brought about by the low-density outward spread of Canberra, combined with the climate.
To overcome this, Canberra would be better suited with higher density accommodation in the city centre itself, and smaller cosier alleys with ground floor small cafes, bars, and performance spaces. Braddon has started down this path, so it is possible.
Gen. Bridges grave on Mt Ainslie is not the high point. Black Mountain is. But yeah, many times I ran up to his grave. No way I'd run up Black Mountain. If you pair really want to see ALL of Oz, get rid of the luxury ride and get a 4x4 slide on/off camper and get off the main drag. 🚚
Not gonna lie, we've thought about a 4x4 a few times, but the luxury ride is just that much more comfortable 😎
@@dazandcecil Our buggie was quite comfy thank you. I designed it to my partners specs. It also allowed us to see ALL of Oz's states and territories for the five years we toured. You are not going to see the treasures of the Center, North and West. Just saying the obvious. Be careful with that long luxury ride if you go to Tasmania. The twisting "goat tracks" will test the drivers metal. Safe travel to you.
Thanks mate, safe travels to you too if you're on the road as well 👍
@@dazandcecil That would be Lismore or Grafton Hospitals now. Still for the five years we explored we have no regrets.
General Bridges' grave is on Mt Pleasant, overlooking the DMC. It is the only object in Canberra built to Griffin's design