Last Tuesday we were invited to the new Governor General's abode, Her ExcellencyMs Quentin Bryce AC http://www.governorgeneral.gov.au/governorgeneral/ for a drinks reception, we arrived on three coaches but were a tad early so had to wait a while on the driveway, which wasn't too bad as the view was great! A lovely view of lush green lawns sweeping down to the lake Burley Griffith and the Black Mountain in the background.
Ms Quentin Bryce made a speech then toured the room meeting people for the hour, unfortunately we were not one of them.We were taken on a short tour of the house, the house has a number of English antiques and the work from famous Australian artists including painters and cabinet makers, for which we were show the secret pair of drawers!
The house has a relaxed feel and the formal dining room has views of the lake.
We then decided to go out to dinner, so off to Manuka to the Iron Bark cafe a restaurant that specialises in traditional Aussie ingredients including Roo, Croc and Emu as well as fish and local veggies, very nice!
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