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Parks & Museums

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December 8th 2007
Parks and museums day today. Had a walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens & Hyde Park. Took some pics of the Government House, Macquaries Chair and few things around the garden. Also been to the Barracks Museum and the Australian Museum. Not in the mood to do any shopping. Everything seems to be a bit expensive over here. Maybe I'm not used to the currency as yet. I spent most of the afternoon ... 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