Sydney Harbour Bridge

Day 92 - Darling Harbour

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March 6th 2006
Had a look around Darling Harbour, watched a didjeridoo show at the Outback Centre, bought a boomerang (how cliche). Didjeridoo's are the termite-hollowed branches of eucalyptus trees with beeswax for a mouth piece, requiring circular breathing and buzzing lips to play. The sounds are basically spoken words and animal noises distorted by the instrument. Browsed some shops, walked over to the Opera ... 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