The pig with the lucky nose outside the Sydney hospital/money factory/parliament

Exploring...

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January 25th 2013
Surprisingly with the limited sleep I wake up feeling fairly refreshed and excited to explore Sydney. I devoured the free breakfast the hostel provides – a bowl of cornflakes and toast if you want it, chatted to some of the other backpackers staying, and then headed into the city to the free walking tour of the city which came highly recommended by Jade. I am staying right in central Sydney, so ... 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