Me on the Opera House steps

Sydney

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May 15th 2008
We had to go sightseeing in Sydney, so on our first whole day we decided to stroll up through Hyde Park to the Domain and on to Mrs Macquaries Chair, where you can see spectacular views of both the Opera House with Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. We then headed up for a nosy at the Opera House, although we couldn't go in and look around as there was a ballet on, but managed to get a littl ... read more

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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