Building in Perth

It's raining, it's pouring...

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May 21st 2009
Day 31 (Thursday 21-May-09, NJJ) After a bit of a lie in and sorting out a few things we got the bus into the city. We walked around in the pouring rain which dampened the mood and then we saw how expensive things are, partly because of the strong Oz $ and weakened £, and this drenched the mood! We had lunch in a place called London Court as this was the cheapest we could find. It rained the whol ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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