Sydney Opera House

Sydney, Australia

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January 26th 2008
Entry (Clover S.W.) Sydney, what to say, what to say... First thing I will say about it is that it has wonderful huge parks to wander around in along the bay. In amongst the park is scattered water fountains and an array of different types of botanical gardens. One of my favourites had to be the orchid green houses. At first we didn't even know what we had stumbled onto. All we saw in front ... 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