Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Canberra, Australia

Today, my brother would attend his graduation ceremony in the morning at the Parliament House. He had been studying at the University of Canberra for a year and a half. The main purpose of this trip was to attend his graduation ceremony.

We spent the early part of the night at the Telstra Tower. It was one of Canberra's landmarks though the tower belonged to the telecommunication company Telstra. It was opened to the public for getting a view of the city.

It was the last night we were going to spend in Canberra so we purposely made a trip to the open grounds within my brother's university campus one last time in hope of spotting some kangaroos. We were hoping they would come out in the cool night air and sure enough, my cousin was not disappointed. There were a group of about 9 kangaroos hopping around the carparks and the open ground behind my brother's girlfriend's residence. Finally, my brother's claim on the abundance of kangaroos he got to see during his stay there was proven true. However, wild kangaroos weren't cute. In fact, they were sort of evil-looking, especially at night.