The Opera House

Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

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October 31st 2007
We arrived in Sydney at 7.30pm, so we quickly made our way to the hotel and got out to see the 2 major sights of the city. Ironically, Ricky was so organized but never thought to look up where the hotel was from the station. So after walking around the station for 10 mins lost, we hailed a taxi for the taxi driver to drop us off on the next street! D’oh! Hotel was handy for the station! It ... read more

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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