Clock Tower

Sydney

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May 12th 2007
While we were in Sydney we visited several different places and they were all quite different. The first place that we stayed in was called Kings Cross, this was in the red light district of Sydney. Kings Cross was very different to say the least. Our hostel was pretty nice, we had our own bathroom and kitchen, something extremely rare in hostels. When we looked out of our window from our room we ... 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