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Great day in Sydney

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March 9th 2007
Today has been a really good day. Firstly it rained last night so the air was much cooler thankfully. We caught the train and bus to Bondi beach this morning and spent some time on the beach and looking around. Bondi is actually a pretty big suburb. The beach was nice - very fine, like walking on flour - and felt suitably Aussie with lots of surfers catching the waves. There are also lots of shops ... 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