On the bridge in King's Park

Day 2 - Anzac Day

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April 25th 2008
Today was a Public Holiday in Australia - Anzac Day, many things were closed, but it took us a while to start the day anyways after the night before. Roisin gave us a scenic tour of the area, we started by visiting King's Park, which overlooked the city and the Swan River. The park was beautiful and soo clean (see pictures). It also had a really neat bridge that we throughly enjoyed being the b ... 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