Day 50: A political day

Well, today was one for the parents, starting off by doing our duty at the electoral office in Canberra, voting in the Tasmanian elections.

This was aptly followed by a visit to Old Parliament House, which is now called the Museum of Australian Democracy. We were just in time to join the guided tour and that is just what we did. Not one of our best decisions, as the tour was limited to a very small part (basically a party room, the senator's lounge, the model room and a balcony) and was full of too much dull detail. The tour guide was certainly not very inspirational. Andrew's eyeballs glazed over pretty quickly, but he behaved really well. Once liberated from the tour, we had a look through the senate and house of representatives, the library and a few other rooms, also taking in the portraits of the prime ministers along the way.

Lunch was a sandwich in the green and grassy area between the two parliament houses, before scooting off up the hill to claim our tickets in time for Question Time.

Question Time was particularly entertaining today, with Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard and others of the team on top form. Tony Abbott and his side did not come off too well, I think. While Duncan and I enjoyed the session immensely, Callum managed to find some enjoyment in the general bun fight. Andrew was desperately trying to sit still and kept himself together until 3pm, which came and went but the session continued. He was quite desperate by 3.10pm and we finally took our leave.

A bit of shopping on the way home and a delicious slow cooked pork roast for dinner. The day is complete.