The Opra House

Sydney Part 1

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December 26th 2005
G’day all. I arrived in Sydney after a 15½ hour bus trip from Melbourne. The buses are a lot more comfortable than the plane so I managed to sleep a little. I am staying with bill and Mary, my great aunt and uncle in their house in Gordon, just outside the city center. Sydney is a huge city, with the CBD full of skyscrapers and surrounded by national parks and beaches. After exploring the c ... 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