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Re:The size of the moon, relative to the Australian mainland by jen729w on Sunday November 17, 2019 @10:32PM (#21561696)
It was not sarcasm! When were you last in Canberra? Apparently it's changed a lot in the last 5 years.

I'm also British originally – arrived here '03 – so I never saw it back in the day, but almost everyone I know went on a school trip as a kid and says it was terrible. And in the 90s/00s it probably was terrible. Since then it's become a really cool little city. Emphasis on little – it's tiny. But Braddon is a lovely place to be during the week, and the national galleries and what have you are a wonderful place to be on the weekend.

Give it another chance. I really love it there. (I'm FIFO'ing weekly at the moment.)

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Re:The size of the moon, relative to the Australian mainland by LilBytes on Tuesday November 19, 2019 @02:36AM (#21571268)
Been here 11 years, I was last in Canberra 2 years ago.

My problem is, all the attractions you've mentioned are indeed wonderful. And the War Museum is a national tressure. But I could knock them all over in a long weekend (I did!).

Which was the reason I decided not to apply for a job in Canberra and stay in Brisbane. :P

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