View of Southbank area across the Yarra River in Melbourne

A few more days in Melbourne

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April 25th 2008
The next few days in Melbourne were spent doing some more exploring, and with Friday being Anzac Day, Tarra was off work so I wasn't wandering the streets on my own anymore. I spend another couple days checking out sights within the downtown area of Melbourne, such as The Shrine of Rememberance, botanical gardens, the southbank area which is full of shops, a casino, and a huge amoount of restauran ... 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