Another great view

Australia

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November 5th 2008
I managed to drag Matt out of the room fairly early (by our standards) to buy a hop on hop off bus ticket to take us around the city sights. We jumped off after a couple of stops at a viewing platform of the bridge and opera house. Like NZ‘s mountains, it almost didn’t feel real as it’s one of those shots you’ve seen on the tv so many times before. After taking a lot pf photos we walked ... 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