Perth

More Perth!

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February 23rd 2008
Well....classes start in two days, so I just been trying to see as much of the town as I can before I get too busy with school work. Yesterday, I went on a tour of Perth with the Student Exchange program on Campus. We went to Perth City, Freemantle (a port town area with lots of shops and cafes), and Cottesloe (the beach that I went to a few days ago). Today, I had to go to the grocery store an ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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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