view from Cable Car

Sydney, Bondi, Manly and The Blue Mountains

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January 30th 2008
The good old Greyhound drove us into Sydney over the Harbour Bridge giving us a good view of the Opera House and Circular Quay - a pretty good intro to the city! We arrived on Friday 25th Jan - the day before Australia Day - perfect timing! On the friday we had a wander down to Circular Quay to see the Opera House and Harbour Bridge and in the evening we ended up in Thai Restaurant - surprise surp ... 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