The Botanic Gardens

 On the way to the Botanic Gardens we called in to see the (ageing) Telstra Tower.  It still functions as a communications tower but the Observation Deck and the Revolving Restaurant are closed and unlikely to reopen.

The Botanic Gardens were well set out with a range of environments represented.  Given the relatively dry climate of Canberra, the most impressive is the rainforest gully with a whole range of plants growing well.

Water dragons were everywhere.

The bee hotel was clearly home for a considerable number of resident native bees.