Sydney here we are!!

Happy Mardi Gras from Sydney!!

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March 2nd 2008
Tina) Well folks we have now done trains and boats and planes. Our first train journey took us from Melbourne overnight to Sydney, being ever so considerate to our children and not wanting to waste their inheritance we didn't book a sleeper, as it was nearly 300$ more expensive than a recliner. Anyway its only a nights sleep we missed out on, but it was a bit of an adventure and there was two l ... read more

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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