Opera House and skyline

I made it to the beach!!!!!

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January 11th 2007
After being in Australia for over a month I finally made it to the beach. i got the ferry to Manly, a beach in the north of Sydney, and also where I had booked my first surf lesson. The ferry over gives you great views of the harbour and as I was leaving my flat I realised that I had forgotton my camera (don't worry mum I went back to get it!). The ferry was packed so trying to get pictures proved ... 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