Yes folks, a weird name for a district in the Australia Capital Territory(I assure you that there are even weirder names for other districts, but I shall stick to my post). Gungahlin is situated to the north of the city center.
It is a district comprising 7 suburbs with around 26,000 people of the 320,000 people in the Australian Capital Territory (June 2001 Census). It is not really a big place; a main district center where all the shops are located and residential areas surrounding it.
Alright, I shall not drag on too much about the geographical or historical data and will get back to the point. We (Amanda & myself) left UniLodge at around 10 am in the morning (it takes around 25-30 minutes bus ride)
A really really cool van parked in front of UniLodge
I guess it is an advertisement van: www.wickedcampers.com
Thankfully, I had most of my work done for the following week (tutorials and reading) so I guess I could spend some time relaxing myself with Amanda in Gungahlin.
Honestly, even compared to Melaka Raya in Malacca, (or to Taipan in USJ) Gungahlin town center is just like this: 2 long streets that crosses and a few 2-level buildings with shops in it. Yes, it is PRETTY small for a town center.
Gungahlin Marketplace
A cool clock. With the digits representing some Australian figure or symbol.
Besides having a few Chinese restaurants, pizza shops or fast-food joints, the Marketplace has a few departmental stores, such as Big W, Coles and my favourite, Aldi.
Told you that it is a long street with 2-level buildings. The sight is pretty plain actually.
The other long street that crosses the street in the previous picture. (Honestly I don't know what the names of the streets are. Shame on me)
The sight is not plain anymore, with a model in it; Amanda =) and with a Mercedes Benz
There is one thing that I like about Gungahlin more; it looks new. Compared to Belconnen, Dickson or Woden, the buildings here look much newer and more well designed. Even the interiors of the shopping malls look better.
Amanda in front of Mako Bar, one of the cafes around the Marketplace.
Now tell me, does the interior look nice mate? Certainly does
Finally, the MAIN reason for students of ANU to sit a long 25 minutes bus ride is not to look at buildings or fancy the long streets that cross at a perfect right angle, but to buy cheap asian groceries from a place called the Hub.
From Vietnamese spring rolls to Roti Canai, from Japanese Tofu to Indian Curry Powder, the Hub has everything that you want, especially when you are from Malaysia: the home of good food.
the Hub.
And with lots of groceries in our hands, I can't take any more pictures but all I can say is that for any Malaysians in Australia who are reading this, I have man tao and miso soup while you DON'T. Haha
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