Bondi surf

Sydney

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February 16th 2007
So here we are, at last the trip has begun in earnest. On monday we decided, upon waking to cloudy skies, that a trip to the zoo was in order and so we gallantly set off in the pouring rain for a potentially culturally enriching experience. Taronga zoo was our destination but to reach our goal of viewing the finest collection of animals that sydney has to offer, we were forced to climb aboard a fe ... read more

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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