Mindil beach

First day in Darwin

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September 25th 2008
We arrived in Darwin late last night after a thirteen hour bus journey, which sounds like hell but it was actually really nice just to sit in an airconditioned bus for a day after being in Kununurra. Today we went for a walk to explore the city, we walked down to the Survivor's Lookout where there are some nice views over the harbour. Then we went to Parliament House to have a look around. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of Darwin

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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