Our first stop today was the Cotter Dam and recreational area just up the road from where we were camped. Then we headed back into Canberra. Jacky wanted to see the Cockington Green gardens with all the miniature English houses and villages. The houses are built to 1/12th scale and the attention to detail is amazing.
Cockington Green Gardens
They have recently extended it to include a large international section that had a significant building from about 20 different countries.
Petra, Jordan as featured in the Indiana Jones movie
Phillipines
Jacky was in awe over the doll house display in the shop. It featured an Edwardian manor house on four levels, it was pretty impressive.
Edwardian Doll House
After lunch we headed over to the Australian War Museum.
Australian War Memorial
Wall of Remembrance
We explored the aviation section and watched a multimedia presentation of a simulated bombing run over Germany in a Lancaster bomber. It was getting pretty late and we had seen less than a quarter of the museum but we wanted to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier before we left.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
It was certainly not what I was expecting. The ceramic displays on the walls, the dome ceiling and the stained glass windows were all extraordinary.
As we were leaving they were setting up for a memorial service. Apparently everyday they have a service and read the story of a particular soldier who died, and then they lay wreaths at the Pool of Remembrance and play the last post. Family members are invited to lay a wreath as well as selected school kids. It was quite moving.
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