Why people will love Canberra according to News.com

i love no.12 in post #18

choked on my cheese sandwich when i read that.

My favourite thing about Canberra is standing in our awesome urban nature parks aka Mt Ainslie, Black Mtn, Mt Majura etc and being surrounded by gums and nature and to a further extent the city……

You would not believe how serene and soothing soft urban noise pollution is up top of Mt Majura at night after having been muffled by distance and nature.

I’ve lived in other places in Australia and internationally, and think Canberra is one of the best places to live anywhere. But then, anyone who instantly assumes that Sydney would be a better place to live is just plain different to me.

+1 to the mention of world class mountain biking.

Aishwarya Rai said :

Canberra is a rather disappointing place to live. I suppose it is very hard to sugar-coat that. Can people name ten exciting/interesting things about Canberra?

1. The people
2. The natural setting
3. The history
4. Hidden Canberra
5. Transit Bar
6. Folks driving around in vans offering great deals on home entertainment
7. Grey, confusing and often misunderstood marijuana laws
8. The entertaining antics of the Masseys
9. Granny’s profile pic (such smouldering eyes, they haunt my dreams)
10.Your mum
11.The many and varied activities that one can undertake in the local region (paintball, stunt training, adult film production etc…)
12.That you can fire a warning shot when approaching an intersection
13.It is the HQ of the N.W.O.
14.Reptoids in power
15.Mass exorcisms
16.You can kill someone here and not get charged with murder
17.Me
18.Doing laps in Civic (Do ppl still do these?)
19.Lindsay the window washer (Northbourne/Wakefield, he is the only on worth a damn)
20.Bogans

Damien, I think that it’s a bit rich to suggest that the turtle neck wearing establishment put the GMC 400 to the sword – that one died of natural causes – so much so that no amount of financial CPR on the part of the ACT Government was ever going to save it.

Wow, surprised at the haters in this thread and the “Things Have Changed” thread.

I love the place. It’s not Paris, New York, Melbourne or Sydney (thank god), but then it doesn’t try to be.

I’m not going to say “if you don’t love it, LEAVE”, however if you can’t find things to do or enjoy here, you’re simply not looking – at all.

Canberra also has a history of getting rid of events and features that attract people, because they dont fit the turtle neck wearing luvvies view of what is ‘proper’.

Canberra International Dragstrip
Fraser Park Speedway
GMC 400
Rally Australia
Summernats (almost)
Fringe Festival

Feel free to add.

6 AM Breakfast with the Balloons in front of Old Parliament House
8 AM Walk along the lake and thru the sculpture garden, see nesting swans and parrots galore
9 AM Go to a member’s tour of the latest national gallery exhibition with the curator
10.30 Pop into Kingston for morning tea at All things chocolate
11.30 go to Fyshwick Markets and buy deli stuff for a picnic
12.30 Picnic and swim in the river at Casuarina Sands, Mangos and Champers in the water, mmmm
2.30 Stop by Bruno’s Truffles in Mawson for some homemade icecream
3.00 drive back to civic and meet friends at the merrigoround – have a go!
4.00 See a movie at Dendy premium
6.30 go back to the 60s with a steak dinner at the Charcoal Grill

then go home for a rest and think of 10 totally different things to do the next day.

Aishwarya Rai said :

Canberra is a rather disappointing place to live. I suppose it is very hard to sugar-coat that. Can people name ten exciting/interesting things about Canberra?

People with reasonable levels of intelligence and motivation can usually find interesting and exciting things to do regardless of the location.

and another six …

Great local wineries
Foriade
World class mountain biking trails
The highest proportion per capita of quality restaurants in Australia
No traffic
The Brumbies