Sydney Bridge

AUTRALIA : Sydney

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March 18th 2008
Date Visited: 16th-19th March I was grateful to leave the sound of police sirens screeching cars and the revving of car exhausts of Christchurch for a totally different place - that being Australia of course. A shame our wonderful 3.5 months ended on a bit of a low - (Christchurch and cold weather)! Still, despite this we felt totally satisfied that we completed New Zealand successfully and ... 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