Life in Canberra is convenient and comfortable but when I miss home, it is the sense of age that I miss
Australia ’s capital – Canberra – is just 111 years old, making it, relatively speaking, a very young capital city. It was founded in 1913 and it’s here that you will find key Australia n sites such as Parliament House, the National Gallery, the National Library of Australia and the Australia n War Memorial. It was originally planned as a purpose-built capital, designed for a population of about 25,000, but as of 2020 there were 400,000 people living here.
Life is entirely different. The nature of the city compels you to move, live and behave differently. For the most part, life here is far easier than it was in London and less expensive by orders of magnitude. I live in the city, so nothing I need on a daily basis is more than a 20-minute walk away at most. Public transport here is objectively bad – everyone drives – but I’m rarely travelling far enough to need it. When I do take the bus, it’s not a stressful or overcrowded experience.
The convenience of life in Canberra is something I’ve never experienced before. The days contain so little friction that it still feels a bit like being on holiday. However, when I’m feeling homesick, it is age that I feel the conspicuous absence of. The Guinness Storehouse in Dublin is nine years older than the city I now live in. Dublin Castle was built in the early 13th century.
There is a church here in Canberra which predates the city. It’s the oldest surviving public building in the inner city and the oldest church in the Australian Capital Territory. If you ever visit, you’ll find it hidden away in Reid, very close to the city centre. It’s a sandstone Anglican church – St John’s – and it was consecrated in 1845. It is a strange, beautiful little building nestled in a churchyard peppered with gravestones and rose beds.
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