Albert and Ashleigh on a bridge over the river

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December 30th 2016
We didn't stray too far from our hotel today, but that was always the plan for our first full day in Melbourne. If Albert had his way, this would be every day, but I've insisted in coming days we go a little further and do some day tours, which I am looking forward to. Most of today was spent next door at The Strand - the giant shopping centre in the centre of Melbourne. We left around 9:30, bu ... 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