Hangzhou Airport Lounge

A stop in Australia before heading home, part 1…..

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August 4th 2009
We left Hangzhou on the 11.20am flight to Hong Kong. We were all a little somber as we were leaving China but also a little excited that we were heading out on our vacation. For as long as I can remember I have wanted to go to Australia but there was always a reason why we couldn’t….too expensive, too far, etc, etc, etc. It was only a 9hr flight from Hong Kong so we were not going to pass up t ... 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