Glass viewing platform

Melting in Melbourne & Great Ocean Road

---

March 8th 2008
We made our way down to Melbourne firstly by bus to a tiny town then to get the train to Melbourne. The train took us through some very remote places & gave us a real idea about the dry & hot conditions that Australia experiences. We couldn't get our heads around how dry the area around Melbourne was. Everything was brown, we would see a farm then go for another forty minutes on the train before s ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » City Centre

---

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more