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It's not as big as I thought it would be

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January 25th 2007
were Willy's words on first seeing Sydney Opera House. We took a train from misty Katoomba into Sydney this morning, leaving the Beast and most of our luggage at the YHA in Katoomba. It took just a couple of hours to get here, then we took a bus to the hostel. We'd found it difficult to book a hostel - today there's a big festival on at the Olympic Stadium "The Big Day Out" and tomorrow is ... 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