View of the Opera House

Day 89 - Sydney

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March 3rd 2006
Grand walking tour of Sydney today. Reluctantly got up for the free breakfast as didn't sleep that great. Walked through Hyde Park, past cathedral to The Rocks area, up to the observatory, then across the Sydney Harbour Bridge for great views, though it was a cloudy day. Had a picnic lunch next to the bridge on the Milford side, surrounded by a swarm of seagulls. Walked back across the bridge and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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