The War Memorial

Most of the Fulbright group went to a nature preserve today, but me and two others elected to visit the National War Memorial here in Canberra. Many don’t know this, but Australia has participated with the US in every war since WW I. The War Memorial is a beautiful building that is down a large viewing street from the Parliament House, much like the layout of Washington DC and its large streets and reflecting pools. The picture below is looking from the War Memorial to the old and new Parliament House. The old one is in the fore ground with the new Parliament House rising behind it. All along the road there are monuments to each of the wars that Australia has participated in as well as monuments to the nurses and each military branch. We spent several hours touring the museum and then returned to the hotel.