Moby Dick in Legos

Sydney day 1

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March 11th 2012
Before the plane left for Sydney, we had a couple more things to do in Christchurch. First, we visited the Antarctic Center. Many of the expeditions to the Antarctic leave out of Christchurch, so the Center talks about the exploration of the continent and the conditions people face while they are there. They also had a penguin display including a glass walled tank. They had a couple dozen “l ... 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