Merry Christmas from the South Pole

It's a Down Under Christmas

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December 23rd 2005
Ron and I would like to wish all our family and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. Our Christmas will be spent in Sydney, Australia. The main holiday activity, that we have planned, is the Christmas show at the Sydney Opera House. It is entitled, "Christmas At The House". We will get to hear Australian artists, the Sydney Choral Society, and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more