Formation bats

Pilgrims and a well-hung horse

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July 16th 2008
Mussels? Sharks? Shells? Fans? Swans? Sails? Whatever it is meant to be, if it is meant to be anything at all, that Sydney Opera House is pretty darn impressive. 400,000 teenagers agree. Yes, folks, we arrived in Sydney just in time for WYD - what is WYD i hear you say? it's not a baggage handlers' abbreviation for Wynward Islands, though it could feasibly be that too... it's actually World Youth ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Sydney Harbour

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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