View from our Hotel

Day 17 - Sydney Sites

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July 23rd 2011
Well, since we didn’t get to bed until after 2:30 this morning, you can bet that we did not rouse right out of bed for a full day in Sydney. And of course the sun was actually shining a little, between the clouds. Around 11 or so we were finally up and ready to have lunch. The sun was starting to come out, the umbrellas were away and our stomachs were growling. The Rocks has great little sid ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

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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