Laura and the Conservatory

The Culture of Adelaide

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March 29th 2007
Today we decided to go to several sight seeing places typical to Adelaide. We started off at the botanic gardens. The gardens cover a huge area so we thought we would just see the main highlights. We started in a big conservatory where there were lots of rainforest trees and flowers. It was also home to some rather pretty birds and some rather slimy bugs! We walked around a special trail and found ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide

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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