Day 26. Champions of Champions.
With the luxury of having a house to prepare breakfast and the like, our morning ritual was much more pleasant.
We were up early, which meant we would have the whole day to explore many of the things Canberra had on offer. First stop Cockington green.
Cockington Green is like no other Garden you have ever seen. The Garden houses many miniature buildings, all depicting scenes from Britain and all over the world, in what can only be described as perfectly manicured perfection.
The Garden is simply stunning, with the more keen eyed people,being able to spot many hidden scenes and little surprises around every corner, such as the starwars stormtroopers playing out one of the scenes form an early star wars movie, people fishing for crocodiles etc.
We spent a few hours wondering the gardens and admiring the many scenes and buildings on display, even taking a ride on the steam powered miniature railway.
From there on, it was onto a MUST do for Boo, and that is the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport). We managed to arrive just in time for the 1pm tour. We were lucky to be the only people on our tour, and to find out that the person taking us around, is the same tour guide that showed krystian around only a few months earlier, when he was on tour in Canberra with his school.
First, a visit to the Sportex interactive display. Here people can come in and experience a series of interactive sporting activities, such as rowing, basketball, wheelchair races etc,
We learned a huge amount about the institute, the sports and training undertaken here and just how difficult it really is to become one of the very few to be lucky enough to compete at an olympic level. Nevertheless, bella has challenged herself to become the best at her favourite sport, gymnastics, so we will have to wait and see.
With the tour over, it was time for a much deserved swim at the local pool before heading back home for a relaxed dinner and a play for the kids.
Before we knew it, 10 pm came around much to quick and it was off to bed for a good night sleep.
Cockington Green is like no other Garden you have ever seen. The Garden houses many miniature buildings, all depicting scenes from Britain and all over the world, in what can only be described as perfectly manicured perfection.
The Garden is simply stunning, with the more keen eyed people,being able to spot many hidden scenes and little surprises around every corner, such as the starwars stormtroopers playing out one of the scenes form an early star wars movie, people fishing for crocodiles etc.
We spent a few hours wondering the gardens and admiring the many scenes and buildings on display, even taking a ride on the steam powered miniature railway.
From there on, it was onto a MUST do for Boo, and that is the AIS (Australian Institute of Sport). We managed to arrive just in time for the 1pm tour. We were lucky to be the only people on our tour, and to find out that the person taking us around, is the same tour guide that showed krystian around only a few months earlier, when he was on tour in Canberra with his school.
First, a visit to the Sportex interactive display. Here people can come in and experience a series of interactive sporting activities, such as rowing, basketball, wheelchair races etc,
We learned a huge amount about the institute, the sports and training undertaken here and just how difficult it really is to become one of the very few to be lucky enough to compete at an olympic level. Nevertheless, bella has challenged herself to become the best at her favourite sport, gymnastics, so we will have to wait and see.
With the tour over, it was time for a much deserved swim at the local pool before heading back home for a relaxed dinner and a play for the kids.
Before we knew it, 10 pm came around much to quick and it was off to bed for a good night sleep.
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