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Brisbane by moonlight

The first cityscape of the trip south from Cairns
Paradise lost (brisie to surfers)

March 5th 2007
Maybe it's because we haven't seen a 'city' since we arrived in Australia and Perth over 6 weeks ago (and when I say 'city' I mean in the European sense ie - buildings over 3 stories high and a mix of influences - not the 'small town America' feel that Cairns and other so-called cities in Northern Queensland have). But arriving in Brisbane was a well needed shock to the system. Arrival at the c ... 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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