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I didn't catch his name

Day Around Town

August 16th 2005
We took a day around Sydney today. Took the ferry over to the zoo and also got the tour of the opera house. Both very nice. The symphony orchestra was rehearsing something that I recognized during the tour. We listened for about 10 minutes. Note: there are not many pieces of classical music that I would recognize. Anyway, flash forward a few minutes to when I asked our guide what piece they wer ... read more
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Australian Flag 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
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