Sydney Harbour Bridge

Australia

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May 17th 2009
The start of two months in Australia begins in Sydney and a trip round the Opera House and a guided walk through the town and Botanical gardens where dozens of large bats hang upside down in the trees in broad day light! Later, we take to the harbour on a fascinating Aboriginal-owned boat tour for views of Sydney's waterways and hear the history from the perspective of its indigenous inhabitants, ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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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