Sculpture outside the art gallery

Sydney

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October 2nd 2007
Sydney is better than expected. It seems to have matured a lot (or maybe it's us!) in the ten years since we last visited. It seems even more grand in scale this time and impressive in its detail. We've spent the last three days enjoying the museums, the galleries and the gardens, going non-stop. Now we're exhausted but pleased we came here to say goodbye to this amazing country and our trip of a ... 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