At the Races

Christmas in Sydney Part 2

---

December 28th 2007
On Christmas Eve shortly after I wrote my last blog, Donkey and I went out for a few Christmas drinks with some people from our dorm room. We saw in Christmas in a small backpackers club that played plenty of cheesy choons. However, as a result of this night I missed the majority of Christmas morning by staying in bed. When I did finally arise, I exchanged gifts with Donkey. We did a not so se ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

---

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