Glasshouse Mountain

Sydney Part 2 and Brisbane

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July 26th 2008
Well, our last couple of days in Sydney weren't too taxing.... We checked out a couple of bars in the evenings (complete with some Australian lager which actually wasn't too bad!), visited a local market and revisited the Botanical Gardens to see some bits that we missed (and soak up some of the fabulous sunshine). We also went back to the Opera House to get a better look around as the huge crowd ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Brisbane

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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