Botanic Park

Sydney by night

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August 27th 2005
- FOOD: Kelly's chilli dinner for me - so nice to have good home cooking; nice Oz wine; Sunday roast in a local pub - ahhhh. - PEOPLE: Reunion with Ruth and Kelly of Brazil fame and Tom of UK fame; strict bouncers who ID lots; snap happy tourists at the Opera House. - AREA: Hostel like a mini apartment; R&K's gorgeous Darlinghurst flat with views of the CBD; a big night out in King's Cross, ... 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