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Sydney and surroundings!

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February 7th 2009
Hey, So i finally escaped the rain and flew to sydney! On my first day i walked around the city for ages and saw all the usual stuff like the harbour bridge and opera house. The opera house in particular was a great sight but i wasn't about to go inside and sample a fat lady singing! So i headed off on a ferry to Manly, which afforded yet more great views of both the bridge and opera house. Man ... 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