Aliens guarding the Art Museum entrence

Melbourne

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February 5th 2008
Melbourne has almost 4 million in population, but the streets are wide and often lined with trees so if feels more relaxed then Sydney which is just a little bigger. I arrived in the city when the big Melbourne tennis cup was going on so most hostels were fully booked and I had to stay at 3 places the first 3 nights. Did the regular sightseeing, city center, parks, university, museum and also su ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne

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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