Favourite Canberra Things

  • A Bite To Eat, Chifley
  • A day trip to Kangaroo Valley for the world's best pies
  • A day trip to the Snowy Mountains for a walk
  • A day trip to the south coast for fish n chips and a swim 
  • Adore Tea, Nicholls
  • AFL games at Manuka Oval
  • All day brekky at Gus's Cafe, Civic
  • ANU Food Co-op Shop
  • A pub somewhere with an old tram inside it (Tradies, Dickson?)
  • Art
  • Australian War Memorial 
  • Barbecue on Aspen Island, Lake Burley Griffin
  • Beaver Galleries
  • Beess & Co, Yarralumla 
  • Being open
  • Beginnings
  • Bentham Street Pizza Bar, Yarralumla
  • Big Splash Waterpark
  • Bike paths
  • Bike riding around Lake Burley Griffin
  • Birthdays
  • Blackberry picking
  • Black Mountain Tower
  • Blossom 
  • Blues busting
  • Bookplate at the NLA, Parkes
  • Booroomba Rocks, Namadgi National Park
  • Brekky at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
  • Brodburger Food Caravan, Bowen Park, Barton
  • Bungendore
  • Canberra autumn
  • Canberra Indoor Rock Climbing
  • Canberra spring
  • Canberra winter
  • Capital Region Farmers Market
  • Chairman & Yip, Civic
  • Cheap (good) coffee at the Canberra School of Music cafe 
  • Cockington Green
  • Courgette, Civic
  • Creative moments
  • Cruising with the Rat Patrol
  • Deeks Bakery & Cafe, Dickson
  • Dickson Noodle House, Dickson  
  • Dickson Aquatic Centre, Dickson
  • Dumpling Inn, Macquarie
  • Dreams
  • Early mornings
  • Electric Shadows Bookshop 
  • Ellacure, Bruce
  • Exploring Canberra region wineries and visiting Ken Helm at Helm Winery
  • Exploring the wetlands between Kingston and Fyshwick 
  • Extra holidays
  • Fang Clothing, Ainslie
  • Fishburgers and ginger beer at Flatheads, O'Connor
  • Flint Dining Room & Bar, Civic
  • Flora n fauna
  • Floriade 
  • Food
  • Friday night drinks at the NGA's Sculpture Garden
  • Friends
  • Fyshwick
  • Gooromon Park Horse Riding Centre
  • Gorman House Markets
  • Hall Markets
  • Handmade Market
  • Hanging out in the NGA Members' Lounge
  • Hiring a paddleboat and paddling under Captain Cook Fountain 
  • Hobnobbing at any of the consulate offices
  • Hugging Nic
  • Italian & Sons, Braddon
  • Italian Continental Bakery, Mawson
  • Jackie Chan's folks' restaurant, Dickson?
  • Joyce's homemade lamingtons
  • Koko Black, Civic
  • Late night movies at Electric Shadows  
  • Leaving
  • Legends Spanish Restaurant, Manuka
  • Lollipops Playland
  • Lonsdale Street Roasters, Braddon
  • Love
  • Lunch at Grande's, Manuka
  • Manuka Pool, in the morning when it's empty
  • Mecca Bah, Manuka
  • Meeting the emus at Tidbinbilla 
  • Moments
  • Mount Ainslie 
  • Mount Rogers Reserve
  • Mountain-biking at Mount Stromlo
  • Muddle Bar, Civic
  • National Film & Sound Archive
  • National Gallery of Australia
  • National Library of Australia 
  • National Multicultural Festival
  • National Museum of Australia
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Nostalgia
  • O'Connor Ridge
  • Old Bus Depot Market
  • Old Parliament House
  • Paperchain Bookstore
  • Paperplate at the NLA, Parkes
  • Parlour Wine Room, Acton
  • Parking and pashing on Red Hill
  • Phillip Ice Skating Centre
  • Pialligo Estate Winery
  • Picnicing at the Cotter 
  • Plum cake and perfect weather
  • Pulp Kitchen, Ainslie
  • Queanbeyan
  • Questacon AKA National Science & Technology Centre
  • Rodney's Nursery, Pialligo
  • Rolling down the grass at New Parliament House 
  • Rubicon, Griffith 
  • Scones amongst the roses
  • Silo Bakery, Kingston
  • Skimming stones at Tharwa
  • Smokehouse Cafe, Hall
  • Smoking joints under Commonwealth Bridge 
  • Soaking up the mist in the NGA Sculpture Garden 
  • Songs
  • Southside Farmers Market
  • Swimming at Pine Island, Coppins Crossing and many others
  • Taking photos
  • Tequila Shots at The Private Bin
  • Thai Garden, Dickson
  • The Basement, Belconnen
  • The birds, the birds!
  • The Gods Cafe, Acton - for coffee
  • The Gods Cafe, Acton - for jazz nights
  • The Kennedy Room, Kingston
  • The Phoenix, Civic
  • The Pot Belly, Belconnen
  • The Street Theatre
  • Time with Lulu's friends
  • Tongue & Groove, Civic
  • Travel grants from the ANU
  • Tudo, O'Connor
  • Turkish Halal Pide House, Yarralumla
  • 'Two bridges' walk around Lake Burley Griffin with a takeaway coffee
  • Walking Kate's dogs
  • Weekend coffee at Deli Planet, Fyschwick Markets
  • Westbourne Woods
  • Wig & Pen, Civic
  • Yum cha at Noble Palace, Phillip 
  • Zine love
Keep those suggestions coming: canberrachachacha@yahoo.com.au