Australia’s Parliament House, National Gallery, and National Library

Late last evening and into the night, thunderstorms racked the skies over Canberra and poured torrential rains upon city streets. This morning, those streets remained wet, the sky above them dull and ...

More from the National Museum and Botanical Gardens, Canberra

Cloud brooded above Canberra this morning, blanketing the sky over Lake Burley Griffin as Vilis and I strode quickly to the National Museum of Australia. Having a day free from his ecology conference,...

National Museum of Australia and Black Mountain, Canberra

Again, cloudy and pleasantly cool weather greeted me in Canberra’s early morning as I strolled south along Northbourne Street to City Hill, a circular park across Lake Burley Griffin from and in...

Australian National Botanic Gardens

In cool air under cloudy skies, I set out early to explore Canberra, strolling past galahs that perched like pink and grey blossoms above deep red roses in a mini-park, and then on to Sullivan’s...